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Stevenage Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Stevenage Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

11,942Searchable applications

106Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 8,989 approved or refused records

755Refused applications

8,234 approved · 755 refused · 484 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Oct 2005 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Find a Planning Application Local plan St George’s car park: North side closing from Sunday 13 September Article 4 directions St George’s car park: North side closing from Sunday 13 September

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning@stevenage.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@stevenage.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas7 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas126 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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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.

More application records

Decided16/00125/FPH
Single storey front extension
12 Lygrave Stevenage Herts SG2 8LB
Received 29 Feb 2016
Decided16/00126/FPH
Replacement driveway
28 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FD
Received 29 Feb 2016
Decided16/00127/AD
Installation of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign.
Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre Lytton Way Stevenage Herts SG1 1LZ
Received 29 Feb 2016
Unknown16/00128/OP
Outline planning permission for the erection of 1no. three bedroom detached dwelling
31 Frobisher Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 0HJ
Received 29 Feb 2016
Decided16/00129/FPH
Retrospective planning permission for the erection of a first floor rear extension.
14 Montfichet Walk Stevenage Herts SG2 7DT
Received 29 Feb 2016
Decided16/00130/HPA
Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height will be 3m and the height of the eaves will be 2.5m.
9 Bittern Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9PE
Received 1 Mar 2016
Decided16/00131/CLPD
Certificate of lawfulness for raising the roof of the existing garage, insertion of a window and blocking up of a door opening.
387 Ripon Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4LU
Received 1 Mar 2016
Decided16/00133/NMA
Non material amendment for addition of new air conditioning units to the rear of the retail unit on the ground floor of Block A.
Pin Green Community Centre 291 Archer Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5HF
Received 29 Feb 2016
Decided16/00134/TPTPO
Crown reduction by 3m on 4no Hornbeams (T8, T9, T11 and T12); crown reduction by 5m of 1no Sycamore (T10); and crown reduction by 4m of 1no Hornbeam (T15) protected by Tree Preservation Order 61.
The Orchard Olde Swann Court Stevenage Herts SG1 3WB
Received 29 Feb 2016
Decided16/00135/TPCA
Removal of 1no Thuja
On The Green Restaurant 11 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3BG
Received 1 Mar 2016
Decided16/00136/FP
Development of nursery building as a change to previously implemented planning permission 03/00540/FP
Stevenage Borough Football Academy Broadhall Way Stevenage Herts SG2 8RH
Received 2 Mar 2016
Decided16/00142/FP
Demolition of existing garage and erection of 1no 3 bedroom dwelling. Erection of two storey rear extension and conservatory to existing dwelling.
2 Angotts Mead Stevenage Herts SG1 2NJ
Received 4 Mar 2016
Decided16/00143/LB
Listed building consent for replacement of heating system, boiler replacement, asbestos removal and associated works.
Barclay Secondary School Walkern Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3RB
Received 4 Mar 2016
Decided16/00144/FP
Change of use from public amenity land to private residential land and erection of two storey rear extension and single storey front extension.
50 Hyde Green Stevenage Herts SG2 9XZ
Received 7 Mar 2016
Decided16/00145/AD
Installation of 4no. internally illuminated fascia signs, 1no. internally illuminated individual lettering on new timber fascia and a non-illuminated stained timber sign with a vinyl image.
Cineworld 4 Stevenage Leisure Park Kings Way Stevenage Herts SG1 2UA
Received 7 Mar 2016
Decided16/00146/FP
Change of use from Use Class B1,B8 (Light Industrial and Storage) to A1 (Hairdressers)
6 Filey Close Stevenage Herts SG1 2JW
Received 7 Mar 2016
Decided16/00147/FP
Change of use from highway land to private residential land.
98 Telford Avenue Stevenage Herts SG2 0AJ
Received 7 Mar 2016
Decided16/00149/FPH
Part two storey, part single storey side extension and single storey front and rear extensions.
37 Drakes Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 0EZ
Received 9 Mar 2016
Decided16/00150/NMA
Non material amendment to planning approval 15/00393/FPH to widen the french doors on the rear elevation
3 Thurlow Close Stevenage Herts SG1 4SD
Received 9 Mar 2016
Decided16/00151/FPH
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension.
3 Corton Close Stevenage Herts SG1 2LB
Received 9 Mar 2016
Decided16/00152/TPTPO
Crown reduction of 1no Sycamore (T16) protected by Tree Preservation Order 61.
4 Olde Swann Court Stevenage Herts SG1 3WB
Received 9 Mar 2016
Decided16/00153/FP
Change of use from B1(Office) to D1 (Dental Practice) and external alterations to existing office building and outbuilding.
5 Letchmore Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3JH
Received 9 Mar 2016
Decided16/00156/FP
Variation of condition 19 attached to planning permission reference number 13/00515/FP for the use of the premises for the unrestricted sale of non-food goods within Class A1 of the Schedule to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 including ancillary coffee shop.
Unit 2 Oaklands Retail Park London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XW
Received 10 Mar 2016
Decided16/00158/AD
Installation of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign.
Unit 1 Stevenage Leisure Park Kings Way Stevenage Herts SG1 2UA
Received 11 Mar 2016

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What these statistics cover

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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