Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Stevenage Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,554 approved · 674 refused · 425 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Oct 2006 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Costcutter 59 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1DN
Received 25 Oct 2012Oval Furniture 33 - 35 The Oval Stevenage Herts SG1 5RD
Received 25 Oct 201225 Cromwell Road Stevenage Herts SG2 9HT
Received 26 Oct 20123 Enjakes Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8BG
Received 26 Oct 2012Chantry Farm Old Chantry Lane Todds Green Stevenage Herts
Received 25 Oct 2012Toys 'r' Us Roaring Meg Retail Park London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XJ
Received 29 Oct 201288 Pankhurst Crescent Stevenage Herts SG2 0QH
Received 29 Oct 201215 Jupiter Gate Stevenage Herts
Received 30 Oct 201213 Mobbsbury Way Stevenage Herts SG2 0HL
Received 31 Oct 2012Land Off Edmonds Drive Stevenage Herts
Received 1 Nov 2012Medbury Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4BY
Received 5 Nov 2012Stevenage Grocers 72 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3EA
Received 6 Nov 2012Toys 'r' Us Roaring Meg Retail Park London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XJ
Received 7 Nov 20122 North Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AT
Received 8 Nov 201243 Parishes Mead Stevenage Herts SG2 9QD
Received 8 Nov 2012Land Off Hertford Road Stevenage Herts
Received 9 Nov 201232 Manor View Stevenage Herts SG2 8PF
Received 13 Nov 201235 Wildwood Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 1TB
Received 13 Nov 20124 Chells Lane Stevenage Herts SG2 7AA
Received 14 Nov 2012330-332 Ripon Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4NG
Received 14 Nov 2012Longfield Fire And Rescue Service Hitchin Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AE
Received 14 Nov 2012Total Petrol Filling Station/Spar Bradman Way Stevenage Herts
Received 15 Nov 20122, 6, 7 And 8 Rooks Nest Cottages Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE
Received 15 Nov 2012Land Off Edmonds Drive Stevenage Herts
Received 16 Nov 2012Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Stevenage Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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