Planning application
St Michael The Archangel Church Broadway Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3PQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Statutory consultation on the future of the closed church
As published by the council, reference 26/01140/SU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01140/SU
- Type
- Consultaton - Statutory Undertakers
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Letchworth South West Ward
- Parish
- Letchworth Garden City
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SG6 3PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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