Lloyds And Co Letchworth Ltd Birds Hill Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 1JE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01225/DD - Demolition Determination Approved

Proposal

Demolition of a mixture of commercial/industrial buildings and a smaller domestic property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area 31 m away: Letchworth; 1 listed building within 150 m; Local nature reserve 469 m away: Norton Common; 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,000,000 in March 2022. Other property, leasehold.

3 March 2022£1,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Demolition Determination
Postcode
SG6 1JE
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Letchworth South East Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 34 days faster than North Hertfordshire's median of 50 for demolitions. Approved, as 88% of demolitions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
127decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions 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-14928304
Planning Portal ref
PP-14928304
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.