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.
7,707 approved · 691 refused · 444 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
57 Meadow Way Stevenage Herts SG1 1QQ
Received 23 Oct 201320 Rockingham Way Stevenage Herts SG1 1SQ
Received 24 Oct 2013Allied Bakeries Cartwright Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4QA
Received 24 Oct 2013107, 107A, 109 And 109A High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HS
Received 25 Oct 2013Stevenage Credit Union 11 The Hyde Stevenage Herts SG2 9SD
Received 28 Oct 20139 Cromwell Road Stevenage Herts SG2 9HT
Received 28 Oct 201312 Marlborough Road Stevenage Herts SG2 9HP
Received 28 Oct 20132 Manchester Close Stevenage Herts SG1 4TQ
Received 25 Oct 2013C.K Associates Ltd 9 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3BG
Received 29 Oct 201314 Beech Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9TB
Received 30 Oct 20136 Shackleton Spring Stevenage Herts SG2 9DF
Received 4 Nov 201354 Shephall View Stevenage Herts SG1 1RW
Received 4 Nov 2013Shortys Off Licence 117 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1NA
Received 4 Nov 2013Shortys Off Licence 117 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1NA
Received 4 Nov 20132 Bragbury Lane Stevenage Herts SG2 8TJ
Received 5 Nov 201347 Gladstone Court Spring Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 8AY
Received 6 Nov 201386 Grace Way Stevenage Herts SG1 5AD
Received 8 Nov 201336 Darwin Road Stevenage Herts SG2 0DB
Received 11 Nov 2013Junction Of Primett Road And Drapers Way Stevenage Herts
Received 8 Nov 20131 Town Square Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
Received 11 Nov 20131 Town Square Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
Received 11 Nov 20131 Town Square Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
Received 11 Nov 2013Barclay Secondary School Walkern Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3RB
Received 11 Nov 2013Land At London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XJ
Received 11 Nov 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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