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.
7,862 approved · 719 refused · 454 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
125 Wigram Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9UT
Received 7 May 2014Carlton House Boulton Road Stevenage Herts
Received 7 May 2014Pizza Hut 10 Stevenage Leisure Park Kings Way Stevenage Herts SG1 2UA
Received 8 May 201447 Kessingland Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 2JR
Received 8 May 2014Roaring Meg Retail Park London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XJ
Received 9 May 20146 Shackleton Spring Stevenage Herts SG2 9DF
Received 9 May 201416 Augustus Gate Stevenage Herts SG2 7QY
Received 9 May 2014Chantry Farm Old Chantry Lane Todds Green Stevenage Herts
Received 9 May 201461 Torquay Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 2RH
Received 12 May 201463 Marlborough Road Stevenage Herts SG2 9HJ
Received 13 May 2014Tesco Stores Ltd London Road Stevenage Herts SG2 8DT
Received 13 May 2014Tesco Stores Ltd London Road Stevenage Herts SG2 8DT
Received 13 May 20143 Wellington Road Stevenage Herts SG2 9HR
Received 14 May 201413 Devonshire Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8RY
Received 14 May 20147 Made Feld Stevenage Herts SG1 1PG
Received 15 May 20149 Manchester Close Stevenage Herts SG1 4TQ
Received 16 May 2014Unit K, Torc UK Ltd Gunnels Wood Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2BH
Received 19 May 20148 Rooks Nest Farm Barns Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE
Received 19 May 201418 Pembridge Gardens Stevenage Herts SG2 8BF
Received 20 May 201440 Webb Rise Stevenage Herts SG1 5PA
Received 20 May 201420 Trafford Close Stevenage Herts SG1 3RY
Received 21 May 2014St Mary's Church Shephall Green Stevenage Herts
Received 22 May 20147 Brick Kiln Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2NH
Received 22 May 201417 Nodes Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 8AL
Received 22 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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