Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ
Proposal
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.
- Received
- 7 November 2025
- Decided
- 6 May 2026 · Conditional Approval of Details
- Ward
- Hitchin Walsworth Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted7 Nov
- ValidatedValidated7 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 May
Decided in 180 days
This is a planning application 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 180 days, 19 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.
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Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202618 Sep
Construction of Phase 2b: Icknield Linear Park East/Dane Walk comprising open space, landscaping and…
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PendingDischarge of conditions26/02471/DOC - 202617 Sep
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PendingDischarge of conditions26/02469/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 20 (Rainwater Goods) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02481/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 31 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02486/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02467/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 8 (Boundary Treatment Plan) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02473/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 5 (Hard Landscaping Details) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02468/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 23 (Stage 1 Road Safety Audit) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02483/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 22 (Pedestrian Audit) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02482/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 3 (landscaping) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02345/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 10 (Natural Slate) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02478/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 14 (Facing Brickwork) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02479/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 34 (Energy and Sustainability Statement) of planning permission reference…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02488/DOC - 202617 Sep
Details reserved by condition 32 (Phase 2 investigation report) of planning permission reference 25/01420/FP
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02487/DOC - 202615 Sep
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PendingReserved matters26/02274/RM - 202610 Sep
Details reserved by Condition 25 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation) of planning permission…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/02281/DOC - 202623 Jul
Revision to the wording of condition 2 and condition 3 (as Non-Material Amendment to planning permission…
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/01846/NMA - 202524 Jun
Internal and external alterations to threshing barn to facilitate change of use to 2no. self-contained…
ApprovedListed building consent25/01383/LBC - 202524 Jun
Change of use and external alterations to former agricultural buildings comprising grade II listed threshing…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission25/01420/FP
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)
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