Nigel Mason - Councillor for North Hertfordshire (Hitchin Oughton)

Councillor Nigel Mason

Labour and Co-operative Hitchin Oughton Chair of the Planning Control Committee

Email: nigel.mason@north-herts.gov.uk

Council: North Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Hitchin Community Forum (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Planning Control Committee (Chair) Licensing Sub-Committee Overview and Scrutiny Committee Hitchin Area Forum Licensing and Regulation Committee (Committee Member) Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Employment Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

75 meetings · Page 1 of 15

Committee Chair

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 7.00 pm

February 12, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.30 pm

January 29, 2026, 7:30 pm
Planning Control Committee Chair

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 7.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 7:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 7.30 pm, NEW

January 13, 2026
Planning Control Committee Chair

Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

397 decisions · Page 19 of 80

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

From: Council - Thursday, 2nd October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 02, 2025

Recommendations Approved

FIRST QUARTER CAPITAL BUDGET MONITORING REVIEW 2025/26

From: Council - Thursday, 2nd October, 2025 7.30 pm - October 02, 2025

...to approve a capital budget of £1.275M for the Government's new energy efficiency Warm Homes Scheme, fully funded from Government grants.

For Determination

24/02758/FP GUYSFIELD RESIDENTIAL HOME , WILLIAN ROAD, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG6 2AB

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025

... application 24/02758/FP for the redevelopment of Guysfield Residential Home into a 70-bed residential nursing home was granted planning permission, subject to the conditions outlined in the Development and Conservation Manager's report.

For Determination

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025

...to determine planning appeals, the committee noted that an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a side extension, loft conversion, and other alterations at 1B Melbourne Road, Royston, had been dismissed due to the negative impact of a proposed dormer on the area's character and appearance, and the overshadowing effect of the ground floor extension on a neighboring property.

For Determination

24/01444/FP LAND BETWEEN HUNTSRIDGE AND ASHWELL HOUSE 5, HIGH STREET, ASHWELL, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 18th September, 2025 7.00 pm - September 18, 2025

...application 25/00949/FP for the erection of 14 dwellings on land between Huntsridge and Ashwell House was granted planning permission, subject to the completion of a legal agreement, an extension of time, and amended conditions relating to vehicular access, highway improvements, a fire hydrant, and archaeological investigations.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 397