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Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Awaiting decision North Hertfordshire 26/02481/DOC Conditions

Relates to 25/01420/FP

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/02481/DOC

Application record

Reference
26/02481/DOC
Category
Conditions
Status
Registered
Received
17 Sep 2026
Validated
17 Sep 2026
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 Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 17 Sep 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 Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/02478/DOC Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 17 Sep 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
  • 26/02482/DOC Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 26/02488/DOC Awaiting decision

    Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

    Details reserved by condition 34 (Energy and Sustainability Statement) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted 07.08.2026.

    Submitted 17 Sep 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2026

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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.

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

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 63 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

    91% 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

    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

    26/02281/DOC Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    Details reserved by Condition 25 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP granted on 07.08.2026.

    Awaiting decision Conditions
  • 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

In North Hertfordshire

  • 26/01774/DOC Decided

    Land Adjacent To Oaklea And South Of Cowards Lane Codicote Hertfordshire SG4 8UN

    Details reserved by Condition 3 (Landscape Details) of reserved matters application 23/00743/RM granted on 18.06.2024.

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/02096/DOC Decided

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

    Details reserved by Condition 8 (Ecological Enhancement Plan - EEP) of planning permission reference 26/00676/FP granted on 04.06.2026.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/02012/DOC Decided

    66 Park Lane Knebworth Hertfordshire SG3 6PW

    Details reserved by condition 7 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of reserved matters application reference no 25/01658/RM granted 28.11.2025.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/02376/DOC Decided

    29 Weston Way Baldock Hertfordshire SG7 6EZ

    Details reserved by condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission reference 26/01760/FPH granted 03.09.2026.

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • 26/02310/DOC Decided

    Land To The East Of 2 West Lane Pirton Hertfordshire SG5 3RA

    Details reserved by condition 6 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) of planning permission reference no 25/03153/FP granted 23.06.2026.

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Conditions