North Hertfordshire Leisure Centre Baldock Road Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/01092/FP - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of Air Source Heat Pump units within an external fenced-off area and external soft landscaping works to the fenced area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Letchworth built-up area; Green belt 48 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG6 2ER
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Letchworth South East Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Saunders Boston Limited
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
123decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by North Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Hertfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14866280
Planning Portal ref
PP-14866280
Comments by
4 Jul 2026
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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.