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70A Leys Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EG

26/01674/FPFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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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.

Received
30 July 2026
Decision due
24 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 23 October 2026
Ward
Letchworth South West Ward
  1. Received30 Jul
  2. Validated30 Jul
  3. Consult.23 Aug
  4. Target24 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 70A Leys Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EG. North Hertfordshire has handled 2,848 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Letchworth conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 3EG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Letchworth Garden City

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 July 2026
Consultation expiry
30 August 2026
Consultation end
23 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
30 August 2026
Last date for comments
30 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Mr Mark Scott
Architect profile
M SCOTT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN LTD
Agent address
Bancroft House 24 Bancroft Hitchin Herts SG5 1LA

Planning decision

Case officer
Thomas Howe
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
29 August 2026
Site notice end
30 August 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Letchworth
  • Listed building: Grade II: 52-58, Leys AvenueOn this site
  • Brownfield land register: 48-52 Leys Avenue Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 3EQRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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