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

398 decisions · Page 25 of 80

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

Recommendations Approved

APPEALS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 21st August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 21, 2025

...the committee noted that an appeal for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a solar farm on land north east of Wandon End had been allowed on 15 July 2025, despite local landscape and heritage concerns, due to the significant contribution to renewable energy generation and other benefits outweighing the identified harms.

For Determination

25/00309/FP IVY'S COTTAGE, SMITHS END LANE, BARLEY, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG8 8LH

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 7th August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 07, 2025

For Determination

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 7th August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 07, 2025

Recommendations Approved

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 7th August, 2025 7.00 pm - August 07, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 398