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Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

Granted North Hertfordshire 23/00563/FP Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of 43 dwellings, access from Lower Innings, associated internal roads, parking, landscaping, amenity space and open space.

As published by the council, reference 23/00563/FP

Application record

Reference
23/00563/FP
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Conditional Permission
Received
8 Mar 2023
Validated
8 Mar 2023
Decided
22 Apr 2025
Ward
Hitchin Oughton Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Planning Control Committee
Postcode
SG5 2NA

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/02172/DOC Decided

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Condition 15 (Archaeological WSI) as details reserved by condition of planning permission 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025

    Decided 1 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01972/NMA Decided

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Reduce the number of solar panels shown on the approved plans to two per dwelling across the development, except for Plots 32 and 33 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/01646/NMA Decided

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Removal of garden rooms to plots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 39 and 43 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00973/NMA Refused

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Removal of solar panels (as Non-Material Amendment to application reference 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)

    Decided 7 May 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Mar 2023

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Decision issued: Conditional Permission

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/02172/DOC Decided

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Condition 15 (Archaeological WSI) as details reserved by condition of planning permission 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025

    Decided 1 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01972/NMA Decided

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Reduce the number of solar panels shown on the approved plans to two per dwelling across the development, except for Plots 32 and 33 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)

    Decided 19 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/01646/NMA Decided

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Removal of garden rooms to plots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 39 and 43 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)

    Decided 30 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00973/NMA Refused

    Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA

    Removal of solar panels (as Non-Material Amendment to application reference 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)

    Decided 7 May 2026 Amendments

Who's behind it

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DLA Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in St Albans

Active · incorporated 2003 · St Albans

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

126 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Hertfordshire granted permission on 22 April 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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