Hertfordshire - Multiple Applications For Planning Permission

NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, Herts, SG6 3JF
www.north-herts.gov.uk

The following Proposals are the subject of an application submitted to the Council

Proposal Affecting A Listed Building Or A Building Of Special Architectural Or Historic Interest
26/01938/LBC - Hitchin Town Hall, Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1HX - Decarbonisation works including provision of secondary glazing to existing windows, the provision of insulation to the roof void above the main hall, replacement of mechanical plant including the removal of gas boilers and the installation of Photovoltaic (PV) panels and Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP).

26/01941/LBC - Old Hammers, Mill End, Rushden, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 0TA - Two storey rear extension.

Proposal Affecting The Setting Of A Listed Building And Affecting A Conservation Area
26/01937/FP - Hitchin Town Hall, Brand Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1HX - Decarbonisation works including provision of secondary glazing to existing windows, the provision of insulation to the roof void above the main hall, replacement of mechanical plant including the removal of gas boilers and the installation of Photovoltaic (PV) panels and Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP).

26/01940/FPH - Old Hammers, Mill End, Rushden, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 0TA - Two storey rear extension.

Proposal Constituting Major Development, Environmental Impact Assessment (Eia) Development, Within The Green Belt, Affecting A Right Of Way, And Affecting Settings Of Ancient Scheduled Monument, The Baldock Conservation Area And Listed Buildings
25/02571/OP - BA1(Land East Of: North Rd And North Of Railway Line); BA10(Land Between Railway Line And Royston Rd); BA3 (Land West Of A505); BA2 (Land South Of Clothall Rd); Walls Field; Urban Open Land West Of A505, And Land West Of North Rd, Baldock - Growing Baldock
Development Site: Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for means of highway access into the development from North Road and Clothall Road for: up to 3,200 homes, up to 16ha of employment, waste and leisure infrastructure, a mixed use local centre, up to 1 secondary school, up to 2 x primary schools, nursery/childcare facilities, health hub, green infrastructure (including parks, formal sports provision, play, habitat areas, informal open space and structural planting), internal street network, access junctions and railway crossing, public transport infrastructure, pedestrian/cycle network (including PRoW diversions, active travel routes, mobility hubs and crossing of the railway), utilities and drainage infrastructure (including diversions of existing and provision of new infrastructure, pumping stations, sustainable drainage, primary substations, rising main/strategic sewer and renewable energy infrastructure), ground remodelling/earthworks and any necessary demolitions (as amended).

The application details can be viewed on the Council’s web site at:
www.north-herts.gov.uk/home/planning. Any person who wishes to make representations about the Proposal should submit them in writing to this office by no later than 23 days from the date of this notice. For householder applications, in the event of an appeal against refusal of planning permission, which is to be dealt with on the basis of representations in writing, any representations made about this application will be sent to the Secretary of State, and there will be no further opportunity to comment at appeal stage.

Shaun Greaves Development And Conservation Manager,
Correspondence address: North Herts Council, PO Box 7075, Manchester, M28 8JX
Dated: 03/09/2026