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

Refused North Hertfordshire 26/00973/NMA Non-Material Amendment

Relates to 23/00563/FP

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

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
  • 23/00563/FP Granted

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

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

    Decided 22 Apr 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 7 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 23/00563/FP Granted

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

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

    Decided 22 Apr 2025 Full applications

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

North Hertfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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