Issue - meetings
25/03084/RM Land To The East Of Talbot Way And Kristiansand Way And Flint Road Allotments , Flint Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 1TY
Meeting: 18/06/2026 - Planning Control Committee (Item 15)
PDF 302 KBREPORT OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION MANAGER
Reserved matters application for approval of layout, scale and
appearance of buildings and landscaping pursuant of outline
permission 21/00504/OP granted 03.04.2025 for residential
development comprising of up to 120 dwellings with vehicular access
via Flint Road.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED: That application 25/03084/RM be APPROVED subject to:
A) The delegation of power to the Development and Conservation Manager to update conditions with minor amendments as required.
B) The inclusion of any conditions recommended by Hertfordshire County Council Highways.
C) The conditions as set out within the report, with the addition of Condition 4 as follows:
‘Condition 4:
Approved elevation dwellings which do not include a fourth (side) elevation detailing shall be mirrored to match the side elevation provided.
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure a satisfactory appearance to the development.’
Minutes:
Audio recording – 5 minutes 51 seconds
The Project Officer provided a verbal update on matters relating to Application 25/03084/RM and advised that:
· This was a Reserve Matters application following the granting of Outline Permission in April 2025 and was for up to 120 dwellings.
· A supplement had been published which confirmed the final documents to be considered with this application.
· A proposed additional condition was included within the supplementary document.
The Project Officer then presented the report in respect of Application 25/03084/RM accompanied by a visual presentation consisting of plans and photographs.
The following Members asked questions:
· Councillor Ian Mantle
· Councillor Ruth Brown
· Councillor Tom Tyson
· Councillor Dave Winstanley
· Councillor Emma Fernandes
· Councillor Louise Peace
· Councillor Claire Strong
· Councillor Val Bryant
In response to questions, the Project Officer advised that:
· The Outline Planning application established that pedestrian connection would be through the school, though it was unclear how this would work in reality. Otherwise, pedestrian and cycle access to the site would be via Right of Way 26 to the east.
· There was a Masterplan document approved as part of the Outline Planning application.
· Whilst this application pre-dated the Design Code adoption, this was discussed with the applicant throughout the process and has led to the inclusion of certain aspects to meet the Code, such as balconies installed on the apartment blocks and the provision of open spaces on site.
· The design had not been presented to the Design Review Panel.
· The highest building would be a maximum of three stories and would be located in the lower part of the site in the south.
· The SUDs features were multi-use by design and would be an open play area when not used as SUDs.
· There were a number of revised documents for this application as a high level of work had been put into ensuring the layout was appropriate. Therefore, whenever a site plan was updated in the process, a new, updated layout plan was produced.
· Through the documents on the website, it was possible to see the development from the original plan to the plan presented at this meeting.
· The site met tenant neutrality requirements and it would not be possible to distinguish between the housing types.
· There were lots of high quality open spaces provided, with landscaping and tress to be planted, with input from Officers to ensure the scheme was of a high quality.
· Sustainability had been dealt with in the Outline Planning application, and a statement from the Applicant had been provided as part of this. It was proposed that 4 solar panels would be installed on each house and that air source heat pumps would be installed.
· The biodiversity requirements had been dealt with through condition and had been agreed with the North Herts Ecologist.
· A Management Plan had not yet been submitted but was required as part of the S106 agreement.
· There were bird and bat boxes installed on site and there would be further wildlife measures included around the site boundary. ... view the full minutes text for item 15