Planning application
Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Removal of solar panels (as Non-Material Amendment to application reference 23/00563/FP granted 22.04.2025)
As published by the council, reference 26/00973/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00973/NMA
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 14 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Oughton Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG5 2NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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7 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in St Albans
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22 documents on file for this application
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The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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Land On The South Of Oughtonhead Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2NA
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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 AmendmentsDomestic -
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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)
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