NO decision has yet been taken on whether plans for a residential development in Letchworth Garden City can go-ahead.

Draft proposals have been drawn-up for up to 42 new homes on land between Croft Lane and Cashio Lane.

And an application for 'outline' planning permission was expected to have been determined at a meeting of North Hertfordshire District Council's planning control committee on Monday (April 12).

But when a number of updates and changes to proposed conditions were presented to the meeting, councillors agreed that the decision be deferred.

Before proposing the deferral Cllr Daniel Allen said: "With this level of change where we haven't been able to review it, I don't think we should be hearing this any further."

All the plans submitted as part of the application are indicative – except for the means of access.

And even if the 'outline' permission had been granted, the applicant would have needed more detailed 'full' planning permission for the appearance, scale, landscaping and layout.

However the 'means of access' in the application is 'unreserved' and would not require further consideration.

And it was noted by Cllr David Levitt and others that a number of the proposed changes presented at the meeting related to access to the site, which would not be subject to a later application for full planning permission.

According to the officer's report there have been 129 objections from residents – although this number, it says, may include 'repeat representors'.