Storage Building Rear Of 94 Pixmore Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01862/LDCE - Lawful Development Certificate Existing Refused

Proposal

Use of building for meeting room, seminars and community workshop events. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
5 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 200 m away: Broadway, Letchworth; 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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate Existing
Postcode
SG6 3TP
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 2% of changes of use here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15098534
Planning Portal ref
PP-15098534
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