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Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Granted North Hertfordshire 25/02794/RM Reserved Matters

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

Proposal

Reserved Matters for - Construction of Phase 1 Residential comprising 236 dwellings, associated road, drainage, servicing/utilities infrastructure, landscaping and open space provision in accordance with condition 3, 7, 10 and 11 of 18/01154/OP (and the partial discharge of associated condition 19). The outline application was EIA development and an ES was provided. An EIA update note is provided with this Reserved Matters application.

As published by the council, reference 25/02794/RM

Application record

Reference
25/02794/RM
Type
Reserved Matters
Status
Decided
Decision
Conditional Approval of Details
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Decided
6 May 2026
Ward
Hitchin Walsworth Ward
Parish
Hitchin
Decision by
Planning Control Committee
Postcode
SG4 0RQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02026/DOC Awaiting decision

    Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

    Details Reserved by Condition 2: (Materials) of Reserved Matters 25/02794/RM granted on 6.5.2026

    Submitted 12 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/01846/NMA Awaiting decision

    Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

    Revision to the wording of condition 2 and condition 3 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/02780/RM granted 27.10.2025)

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 25/01420/FP Decided

    Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

    Change of use and external alterations to former agricultural buildings comprising grade II listed threshing barn and non-listed courtyard buildings. Partial demolition of courtyard building between proposed Units 1 and 2 to facilitate access. Single-storey rear extension to facilitate Unit 10. Subdivision and two-storey rear extension to farmhouse to form Units 11 and 12. Erection of new building for two dwellings (Units 13 and 14). Partial demolition and modify building for cycle storage to Units 2 to 8 inclusive. Erection of building to accommodate 2 car port spaces for Unit 5 and refuse storage for Units 2-8 inclusive. Detached bin enclosure / cycle store buildings for Units 9 - 14 inclusive. Hard and soft landscaping in association with the provision of private and communal space. Boundary treatment, installation of 14no. EV charging points, installation of solar PV array on south facing roof slopes of Unit 14 and both the cycle and refuse storage buildings serving Units 2 -8 including provision of BNG area.

    Decided 7 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 25/01383/LBC Granted

    Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

    Internal and external alterations to threshing barn to facilitate change of use to 2no. self-contained dwellings (Unit 3 to also include adjacent unlisted, single-storey courtyard building).

    Decided 7 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 6 May 2026

    Decision issued: Conditional Approval of Details

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/02026/DOC Awaiting decision

    Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

    Details Reserved by Condition 2: (Materials) of Reserved Matters 25/02794/RM granted on 6.5.2026

    Submitted 12 Aug 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

North Hertfordshire granted permission on 6 May 2026, 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.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

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