Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

1. 23 Jul 2026

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   North Hertfordshire took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

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.

More on amendments applications in our guide

• Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

  26/02026/DOC Submitted 12 Aug 2026 0m away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~7 Oct

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

  Awaiting decision Conditions

• Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

  25/01420/FP Submitted 24 Jun 2025 81m away

  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 Full applications Extension Demolition 68 docs
  Several homes

• Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

  25/01383/LBC Submitted 24 Jun 2025 81m away

  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).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 33 docs
  Small domestic

• 60 Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RG

  21/01682/FPH Submitted 27 May 2021 114m away

  Two storey front extension

  Decided Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 10 Grovelands Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0QT

  21/02126/LDCP Submitted 13 Jul 2021 138m away

  Replace existing detached garage door with a window, doors to side elevation and replace existing roof to facilitate conversion of garage into a hobby room and store

  Withdrawn Lawful development Windows or glazing 2 docs

• 10 Grovelands Avenue Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0QT

  21/02230/FPH Submitted 21 Jul 2021 138m away

  Replace existing garage door, insertion of windows and replace existing flat roof of existing detached garage to facilitate conversion for use as a hobby room

  Decided Householder Windows or glazing 5 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00997/S73 Decided

  Hitchin Cricket Ground Lucas Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2JA

  Variation of Condition 25 of Development B of planning permission 15/00192/1 granted 22.03.2016 and varied by condition 8 of 22/03044/S73 granted 22.02.2023. Extension of hours of the All-Weather Pitch on Saturdays from 09.00 - 18.30 hours to 09.00 - 20.00 hours. The permitted hours on Monday-Fridays remain at 09.00-22.00 hours and Sundays and Bank Holidays at 09.00-18.00 hours.

  14 May 2026 Amendments
• 26/02015/NMA Decided

  17 Whitechurch Gardens Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2AU

  Increase width of rear extension (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 26/00677/FPH granted 07.05.2026)

  11 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 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)

  6 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 26/01889/NMA Awaiting decision

  34 Grays Lane Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2HH

  Amendments to approved kitchen window and rear doors and insertion of flat rooflights to rear extension. (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 25/02569/FPH granted 27.11.2025)

  29 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 26/01854/NMA Awaiting decision

  Tussocks The Causeway Therfield Royston Hertfordshire SG8 9PP

  Amendments to plots 1-3 ground floor layout (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/01371/FP granted 18.02.2025)

  24 Jul 2026 Amendments