Oakdene Stevenage Road Little Wymondley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01388/FPH - Full Permission Householder Refused

Proposal

Extensions and alterations including raised roof height of existing detached garage to create one-bed ancillary annexe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Refused
11 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Plume of Feathers Public House
List entry 1102469 · 29 m from the pin · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Little Wymondley built-up area; Green belt 77 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Full Permission Householder
Postcode
SG4 7HY
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Graveley, St Ippolyts And Wymondley Ward
Parish
Wymondley Parish Council
Case officer
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Decision
Refused
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Stuart Judd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 8 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 48 for extensions. Refused, as 9% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
439decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14957185
Comments by
12 Jul 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Hertfordshire ranks #128 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #62 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #128 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #65 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
112 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,102
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026