5 Oaktree Close Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3XY
Approved on 1 April 2026
Council decision: Conditional PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
Single storey rear/side extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory and partial demolition of existing detached garage. Erection of garden shed and installation of additional front hardstanding.
- Received
- 9 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Letchworth South West Ward
- ReceivedReceived9 Feb
- ValidatedValidated9 Feb
- Consult.Consultation14 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided1 Apr
Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 5 Oaktree Close Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3XY. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 155 applications across Letchworth South West Ward. We hold 910 applications in total for the SG6 postcode area.
92% of full applications at North Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SG6 3XY
- Application type
- Full Permission Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Letchworth Garden City
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 21 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 14 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 21 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 1 April 2029
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Richard Chambers
- Agent address
- 72 Lytton Avenue Letchworth SG6 3HY United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- William Thompson
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14673035
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: North Hertfordshire
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