St Michael The Archangel Church Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01140/SU - Consultaton - Statutory Undertakers Decided

Proposal

Statutory consultation on the future of the closed church Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 158.

Site constraints 3

Letchworth conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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Also on the record
Registered park or garden 176 m away: Broadway, Letchworth; Inside the Letchworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
Consultaton - Statutory Undertakers
Postcode
SG6 3QJ
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 158, past the statutory target. 93% of other in North Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Sept 2026.

Day 158102 days past the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
1,536decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in North Hertfordshire to go on. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #62 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #128 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #65 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
112 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,102
Total decisions
82 refused in the year to March 2026

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