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.
7,853 approved · 717 refused · 452 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4AB
Received 16 Apr 2014121 The Pastures Stevenage Herts SG2 7DF
Received 17 Apr 201472 Torquay Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 2RR
Received 22 Apr 2014Bingol Kebab & Pizza 97A High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HR
Received 22 Apr 2014Bingol Kebab & Pizza 97A High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HR
Received 22 Apr 2014Bandley House Bandley Rise Stevenage Herts SG2 9NR
Received 22 Apr 2014Ask Italian 15 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3BG
Received 23 Apr 2014BP Petrol Filling Station Primett Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3EE
Received 23 Apr 20143 The Oval Stevenage Herts SG1 5RA
Received 24 Apr 201479 Jackdaw Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9DA
Received 28 Apr 2014Southgate House Southgate Stevenage Herts SG1 1HG
Received 25 Apr 2014Stevenage Borough Football Club Broadhall Way Stevenage Herts SG2 8RH
Received 25 Apr 201431 Burydale Stevenage Herts SG2 8AU
Received 28 Apr 201419 Stoney Croft Stevenage Herts SG1 3TW
Received 30 Apr 20145 Shephall Green Stevenage Herts SG2 9XR
Received 29 Apr 2014Wayside Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4BX
Received 29 Apr 2014Cineworld 4 Stevenage Leisure Park Kings Way Stevenage Herts SG1 2UA
Received 28 Apr 2014348 Jessop Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5ND
Received 2 May 201428 Julia Gate Stevenage Herts SG2 7QT
Received 2 May 201424 Forest Row Stevenage Herts SG2 8BY
Received 6 May 201425 Julians Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3ES
Received 6 May 2014Land Rear Of 60 Fairview Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2NR
Received 6 May 201452 The Hedgerows Stevenage Herts SG2 7BW
Received 6 May 201428 Exchange Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1PZ
Received 6 May 2014Records 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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