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.
7,665 approved · 688 refused · 438 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
18 The Glebe Chells Way Stevenage Herts SG2 0DJ
Received 30 Jul 2013Dental Surgery 62 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1LX
Received 9 Aug 2013Garages G020, G021 And G022 Hayley Common Rear Of 15 Cholwell Road Stevenage Herts
Received 9 Aug 201332 Shephall Lane Stevenage Herts SG2 8DH
Received 9 Aug 2013Kingdom Hall Sleaps Hyde Stevenage Herts SG2 8JU
Received 9 Aug 20138 Rooks Nest Farm Barns Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE
Received 12 Aug 20132 Paddocks Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9UD
Received 13 Aug 2013Tudor House Court 2A Letchmore Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3HU
Received 14 Aug 20134 Woodfield Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4BP
Received 15 Aug 2013Land Off Edmonds Drive Stevenage Herts
Received 14 Aug 201337 Broad Oak Way Stevenage Herts SG2 8QN
Received 20 Aug 20135 Haycroft Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3JL
Received 20 Aug 2013Glaxo SmithKline Research And Development Ltd Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2FX
Received 20 Aug 201336 Wetherby Close Stevenage Herts SG1 5RX
Received 22 Aug 201336 Wetherby Close Stevenage Herts SG1 5RX
Received 22 Aug 201371 Valley Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9AF
Received 22 Aug 2013Land Adj To 16 The Dell Stevenage Herts SG1 1PH
Received 27 Aug 201317 Whitney Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4BE
Received 27 Aug 201319 Montfichet Walk Stevenage Herts SG2 7DT
Received 28 Aug 201332 Linkways Stevenage Herts SG1 1PR
Received 28 Aug 201340 Fishers Green Stevenage Herts SG1 2JA
Received 30 Aug 2013228 Ripon Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4NF
Received 2 Sept 201362 Derby Way Stevenage Herts SG1 5TS
Received 3 Sept 2013291 Jessop Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5LT
Received 4 Sept 2013Records 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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