44 Sparhawke Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PX

1. 6 Aug 2024

   Received by North Hertfordshire

2. 30 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 44 Sparhawke Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PX

  24/01539/FP Submitted 6 Aug 2024 0m away

  Change of use from an HMO (Use Class C4) to a Children's residential home (Use Class C2)

  Decided Full applications 11 docs

• 52 Sparhawke Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PX

  22/03130/S73 Submitted 2 Dec 2022 38m away

  Variation to condition 2 (The development hereby permitted shall be carried out wholly in accordance with the details specified in the application and supporting approved documents and plans listed above) of planning permission ref 22/02294/FPH granted on 06.10.2022 for part single storey part two storey rear extension. Conditions(s) Removal: Condition 2 to remove reference to drawings 52S-FP203 Rev 00, 52S-FP211 Rev 02, 52S-FP213 Rev 01; and instead make reference to drawings 52S-FP203 Rev 02, 52S-FP211 Rev 03, 52S-FP213 Rev 02.

  Decided Amendments Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 31A Gaunts Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PJ

  21/01233/FPH Submitted 7 May 2021 107m away

  Rear conservatory and insertion of window in existing outbuilding.

  Decided Householder Extension Windows or glazing 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 58 Gaunts Way Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PJ

  23/00487/FPH Submitted 2 Mar 2023 137m away

  Single storey front and side extensions.

  Decided Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Sparhawke Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PX

  21/01344/FPH Submitted 27 Apr 2021 176m away

  Two storey side and rear extensions.

  Decided Householder Extension 6 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Sparhawke Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4PX

  22/03008/FP Submitted 28 Nov 2022 183m away

  Erection of one 2-bed detached bungalow with parking and garden following demolition of existing detached garage (as amended by plans received 10th January 2023).

  Refused Full applications Demolition

• 26/01469/LDCP Granted

  30 Pirton Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2BD

  Single storey rear extension. Extension to rear patio.

  5 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01459/LDCP Granted

  80 Balmoral Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XQ

  Single storey rear extension and insertion of three rooflights to existing rear element. Front porch extension.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01426/LDCP Granted

  25 Balmoral Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XG

  Insertion of rear box dormer and installation of 3 rooflights to front roof slope to facilitate conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01301/LDCP Granted

  47 Bingen Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2PR

  Single storey rear extension and alterations to existing fenestration.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01247/LDCP Granted

  47 Bedford Road Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 2TP

  Erection of single storey detached outbuilding.

  20 May 2026 Lawful development