Planning application
70A Leys Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EG
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of first and second floor from Commercial (Use Class E) to Residential (Use Class C3) to provide two self-contained flats including alterations to fenestration and cycle and bin storage.
As published by the council, reference 26/01674/FP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01674/FP
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 30 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Letchworth South West Ward
- Parish
- Letchworth Garden City
- Postcode
- SG6 3EG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jul 2026
Received by North Hertfordshire
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Hertfordshire took a median of 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with North Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Hertfordshire decided full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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