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 5 of 80

25/01766/OP LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF, COWARDS LANE, CODICOTE, HERTFORDSHIRE

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

... that the outline application for residential development of up to 30 dwellings on land south of Cowards Lane, Codicote, was refused due to the failure to demonstrate that alternative, less harmful sites were considered, the proposal's inability to avoid harm to the Local Wildlife Site, and the absence of a Section 106 Legal Agreement to mitigate the development's impact on local infrastructure and services.

For Determination

25/01579/S73 LAND ON THE SOUTH WEST SIDE OF, STEVENAGE ROAD, ST IPPOLYTS, HERTFORDSHIRE

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 11, 2025

...application 25/01579/S73 for the variation of condition 2 of planning permission 19/01669/FP to allow for solar PV panels and air source heat pumps on 14 dwellings at Land on the South West Side of Stevenage Road, St Ippolyts, was granted subject to conditions outlined in the Development and Conservation Manager's report.

For Determination

25/01707/FP HATCH PEN, THE JOINT, REED, ROYSTON, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG8 8AZ

From: Planning Control Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 7.00 pm - December 11, 2025

...application 25/01707/FP for the erection of two agricultural buildings and retention of an extended excavated area at Hatch Pen, The Joint, Reed, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 8AZ was granted planning permission subject to conditions outlined in the Development and Conservation Manager's report.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 75

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 397