Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ

25/01420/FPFull Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 7 August 2026

Council decision: Conditional Permission38 conditions

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Proposal

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.

Received: 24 June 2025
Public comments: 15
Council: North Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Hitchin Walsworth Ward

ReceivedReceived24 Jun
ValidatedValidated24 Jun
Consult.Consultation30 Jan
TargetTarget Date20 Mar
DecidedDecided7 Aug

Decided in 409 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 409 days, 51 weeks longer than North Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 22 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Hitchin Walsworth Ward. We hold 2,228 applications in total for the SG4 postcode area.

92% of full applications at North Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SG4 0RQ
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Hitchin

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 June 2025
Consultation expiry: 30 January 2026
Consultation end: 30 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 27 July 2025
Last date for comments: 30 January 2026
Target decision date: 20 March 2026
Committee meeting: 19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Ian Coward
Agent address: 22 Post Office Road Broomfield Chelmsford CM1 7AD

Planning decision

Case officer: Sarah Kasparian
Statutory period: 269 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 26 July 2025
Site notice end: 27 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14043250
Documents: 62

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Threshing Barn at Highover FarmOn this site
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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