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Building To The Rear Of 54-56 Leys Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EQ

Refused North Hertfordshire 21/00088/FP Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Addition of first floor with part mansard and part hipped roof and external alterations to facilitate change of use of detached single-storey building to create 2no. x 1-bedroom flats and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 21/00088/FP

Application record

Reference
21/00088/FP
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
13 Jan 2021
Validated
13 Jan 2021
Decided
6 Jul 2021
Ward
Letchworth South West Historic
Parish
Letchworth Garden City
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SG6 3EQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2021

    Received by North Hertfordshire

  2. 6 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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