Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

25/01383/LBCPermitted

Proposal

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).

Received: 24 June 2025
Decided: 10 August 2026 · Conditional Consent
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hitchin Walsworth Ward

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted24 Jun
ValidatedValidated24 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided10 Aug

Decided in 412 days

This is a planning application for a change of use at Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ. North Hertfordshire has handled 6,650 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 412 days, 52 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's median. There have been 22 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Hitchin Walsworth Ward. We hold 2,186 applications in total for the SG4 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

25/01383/LBC

Address

Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

Postcode

SG4 0RQ

Local Authority

North Hertfordshire

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Hitchin Walsworth Ward

Parish

Hitchin

Applicant & Agent

Architect ProfileCOLLINS & COWARD LIMITED

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

24 June 2025

Date Decided

10 August 2026

Date Validated

24 June 2025

Date Submitted

24 June 2025

Planning Decision

Decision

Conditional Consent

Case Officer

Sarah Kasparian

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.960808, -0.258129

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: North Hertfordshire

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Associated applications

2025
24 Jun
Internal and external alterations to threshing barn to facilitate change of use to 2no. self-contained…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/01383/LBC
2025
24 Jun
Change of use and external alterations to former agricultural buildings comprising grade II listed threshing…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongside25/01420/FP

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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