Planning application
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reserved Matters for - Construction of Phase 2a residential comprising 157 dwellings, associated road, drainage, servicing/utilities infrastructure, landscaping and open space. Partial discharge of conditions 7 (Highways),10 (Waste Management, 11 (Landscaping) and 12 (Sustainability) pursuant to outline planning permission reference 18/01154/OP granted 29.11.2024 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 26/02274/RM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02274/RM
- Category
- Reserved matters
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hitchin Walsworth Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Postcode
- SG4 0RQ
Comment by 9 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to North Hertfordshire through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02255/NMA Awaiting decision
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Revisions to approved plans relating to (i) northern loop road raised table location, (ii) revised details for sub-station, (iii) minor alteration to location of pumping station and associated landscaping (as Non-Material Amendment of planing permission 25/02794/RM granted 06.05.2026)
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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
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26/01846/NMA Decided
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Revision to the wording of condition 2 to include the location and specification to be submitted for the pumping station and condition 3 to include details of the carriageway surface and construction including footpaths (excluding the main road) as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/02780/RM granted 27.10.2025.
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25/02794/RM Granted
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
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.
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25/01420/FP Granted
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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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16 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 18/01154/OP (Decided)
What happens while it is decided
This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire's median decision took 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
93% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
Revisions to approved plans relating to (i) northern loop road raised table location, (ii) revised details for sub-station, (iii) minor alteration to location of pumping station and associated landscaping (as Non-Material Amendment of planing permission 25/02794/RM granted 06.05.2026)
Awaiting decision Amendments -
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Revision to the wording of condition 2 to include the location and specification to be submitted for the pumping station and condition 3 to include details of the carriageway surface and construction including footpaths (excluding the main road) as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/02780/RM granted 27.10.2025.
Decided Amendments -
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
98% 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
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.
Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 68 docsSeveral homes -
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).
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 33 docsSmall domestic -
60 Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RG
Two storey front extension
Granted Householder Extension 9 docsDomestic
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