Morrisons Superstore Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3TS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00628/AD - Advertisement Consent Refused

Proposal

Installation of EV charging signage, including charger identification labels, operational instructions, directional signage, CCTV notices, and safety information. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 May 2026
✗
Refused
22 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Council document ↗
Registered park or garden 50 m away: Broadway, Letchworth
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 359 m away: Norton Common; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Letchworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SG6 3TS
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refused
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 123 days from validation, 79 days slower than North Hertfordshire's median of 44 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 4% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
47decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14760194
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
North Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#66 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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