5 Oaktree Close Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3XY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00326/FPH - Full Permission Householder Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear/side extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory and partial demolition of existing detached garage. Erection of garden shed and installation of additional front hardstanding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Feb 2026
✓
Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area 25 m away: Letchworth; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Letchworth built-up area; 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 · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £360,000 in September 2011. Detached house, freehold.

23 September 2011£360,000
14 April 2000£190,000New build

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
Full Permission Householder
Postcode
SG6 3XY
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
Show
Decision
Conditional Permission
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richard Chambers

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 89% of demolitions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
126decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14673035
Comments by
21 Mar 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

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