Highover Farm Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 0RQ Data via plota.co.uk
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 (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. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 May 2026 · Planning Control Committee · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by North Hertfordshire Planning Control Committee on 21 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the phase would provide good-quality housing with suitable layout, appearance, scale and landscaping.
- Residents mainly objected to the wider development, while comments on this phase concerned landscaping, swift bricks and renewable energy.
- The committee approved the application, adding delegated powers to finalise tracking plans with the Highways Authority.
Source: Plota analysis of North Hertfordshire's committee minutes of 21 Apr 2026.
Associated applications 14
- Reserved mattersReserved Matters for - Construction of Phase 1 Residential comprising 236 dwellings…This application25/02794/RM
Conditions 2 discharged
Show 9 more · 3 approved, 6 pending
Site constraints 4
Checked on 8 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,680,000 in May 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Reserved Matters
- Postcode
- SG4 0RQ
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Hitchin Walsworth Ward
- Parish
- Hitchin
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 May 2026
- Decision
- Conditional Approval of Details
- Decision date
- 6 May 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Control Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Sarah Smith
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 180 days from validation, 69 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 111 for reserved matters. Approved, as 100% of reserved matters here are.
Plota live figures for reserved matters decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
69% object · below the UK average of 74%
751 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-13610186
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-13610186
- Comments by
- 12 May 2026
- Committee
- 21 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
North Hertfordshire ranks #128 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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Council archive
Land North Of Highover Farm To Stotfold Road Highover Way Hitchin Hertfordshire
Outline application with all matters reserved other than access, comprising residential led development of up to 700 dwellings of use class C3 (dwellings), approximately 500 sqm of neighbourhood-level facilities, a new 2FE primary school, open space, play space, green infrastructure, and associated accesses (vehicular, pedestrian and cycle), including a new primary access off Stotfold Road with limited access off High Dane (as amended).
- Received
- 26 Apr 2018
- Decided
- 29 Nov 2024
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 700