Planning application

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/02281/DOC Conditions

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Proposal

Details reserved by Condition 25 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted on 07.08.2026.
As published by the council, reference 26/02281/DOC

Application record

Reference: 26/02281/DOC
Category: Conditions
Status: Registered
Received: 10 Sep 2026
Validated: 10 Sep 2026
Ward: Hitchin Walsworth Ward
Parish: Hitchin
Postcode: SG4 0RQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the North Hertfordshire register

This site has had 22 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

26/02469/DOC Awaiting decision

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 6 (Ecological Enhancement Features) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
26/02471/DOC Awaiting decision

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 7 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
26/02479/DOC Decided

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 14 (Facing Brickwork) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Decided 5 Nov 2026 Conditions
26/02473/DOC Awaiting decision

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 8 (Boundary Treatment Plan) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
26/02345/DOC Awaiting decision

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 3 (landscaping) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
26/02483/DOC Decided

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 23 (Stage 1 Road Safety Audit) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Decided 4 Nov 2026 Conditions
26/02478/DOC Decided

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 10 (Natural Slate) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Decided 5 Nov 2026 Conditions
26/02486/DOC Awaiting decision

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 31 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
26/02481/DOC Decided

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 20 (Rainwater Goods) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Decided 6 Nov 2026 Conditions
26/02482/DOC Decided

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 22 (Pedestrian Audit) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Decided 5 Nov 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

10 Sep 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Decision
Awaiting decision

Decision expected by 5 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

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.

Decided 7 Aug 2026 Full applications

Who's behind it

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Gill-Hudson Homes Limited Applicant, a developer registered in Bedford

Active · incorporated 2014 · Bedford

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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 decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

26/02255/NMA Submitted 8 Sep 2026 50 yards away

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)

Decided Amendments
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

26/01846/NMA Submitted 23 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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

26/02469/DOC Submitted 17 Sep 2026 50 yards away

97% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

Details reserved by condition 6 (Ecological Enhancement Features) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Awaiting decision Conditions
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

26/02274/RM Submitted 15 Sep 2026 50 yards away

91% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

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.

Awaiting decision Reserved matters

Major scheme
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

26/02471/DOC Submitted 17 Sep 2026 50 yards away

97% historically approved · decision due ~12 Nov

Details reserved by condition 7 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Awaiting decision Conditions
Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

26/02479/DOC Submitted 17 Sep 2026 50 yards away

Details reserved by condition 14 (Facing Brickwork) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Decided Conditions

In North Hertfordshire

26/01994/DOC Decided

Land East Of 2 Scarp Close Ashwell Street Ashwell Hertfordshire SG7 5FP

Details reserved by Condition 3 (Archaeological WSI) of planning permission reference 26/00676/FP granted on 04.06.2026.

Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
26/02481/DOC Decided

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Details reserved by condition 20 (Rainwater Goods) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

Received 17 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Conditions
26/02873/DOC Awaiting decision

16 Melbourn Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 7BZ

Details reserved by condition 3 of Consent For Tree Works 26/00610/TPO granted 10.04.2026

5 Nov 2026 Conditions
26/02495/DOC Decided

Manor Farm Church Lane Graveley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7BN

Details Reserved by Condition 5: (Timber window and joinery detail) of Listed Building Consent 24/02342/LBC granted 7.5.2025

Received 18 Sep, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Conditions
26/02355/DOC Decided

Manor Farm Church Lane Graveley Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7BN

Details Reserved by Condition 4: (Timber window and joinery detail) of Listed Building Consent 24/02342/LBC granted 7.5.2025

Received 18 Sep, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Conditions

Day 59 of the 56 day target

Past the 56 day target. Extensions of time are common, and many councils agree a longer period for complex cases.

Historically 97% approved

North Hertfordshire conditions applications decided in the last 24 months (n=209)

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Source: North Hertfordshire planning register

Published by North Hertfordshire and last checked here on 21 Sep 2026. Plans, drawings and public comments stay on the council's own portal.

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Consultation

Consultation closes: 14 Oct 2026

Location

The site postcode SG4 0RQ places this application in the SG4 postcode district.

PlanIndex lists 1,217 planning applications with SG4 postcodes in North Hertfordshire, 402 of them in the 12 months to November 2026.

Council context

North Hertfordshire decided 1,240 planning applications in the 12 months to November 2026, approving 90% of clear-cut outcomes. The median decision took 49 days.

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