Land Adjacent To 48 Hitchin Road Weston Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01918/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Erection of two dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:06

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Application progress

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Received

31 Jul 2026

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Approved

17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Weston (North Hertfordshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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

Council: North Hertfordshire
Application type: Permission in Principle
Received: 31 Jul 2026
Validated: 31 Jul 2026
Ward: Weston And Sandon Ward
Parish: Weston Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Sept 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 17 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Tom Donovan

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 81% of new homes here are.

This one48d

Council56d

UK59d

54%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

57decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received

2 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15030323
Planning Portal ref: PP-15030323
Comments by: 11 Sept 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