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Stevenage Borough Council
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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

14,361Searchable applications

108Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 11,107 approved or refused records

842Refused applications

10,265 approved · 842 refused · 652 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Sept 2001 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided17/00294/CLPD
Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey side extension
77 The Pastures Stevenage Herts SG2 7DF
Received 4 May 2017
Decided17/00295/FP
Erection of 1no. two bedroom dwelling
20 Rockingham Way Stevenage Herts SG1 1SQ
Received 4 May 2017
Decided17/00296/FPH
Single storey rear extension
36 Grove Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3NU
Received 4 May 2017
Decided17/00297/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (bin store details and cycle parking facilities) attached to planning permission 15/00406/FP
504 Canterbury Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4ED
Received 4 May 2017
Decided17/00298/FP
Erection of part two storey; part single storey rear extension and single storey front extension to facilitate the conversion of the existing dwelling into 3no one bedroom flats.
2 School Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9TY
Received 8 May 2017
Decided17/00299/FPH
Single storey rear extension
101 Letchmore Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3PS
Received 8 May 2017
Decided17/00300/FPH
Part two storey, part single storey front extension.
22 Foxfield Stevenage Herts SG2 9LR
Received 8 May 2017
Decided17/00302/HPA
Single storey conservatory which will project beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.8m, for which the maximum height will be 3.3m and the height to the eaves will be 2.3m
410 Grace Way Stevenage Herts SG1 5AS
Received 9 May 2017
Decided17/00303/OPM
Outline planning application for demolition of existing buildings and replacement with 64no. two bed flats and 64no. one bed flats; two storey extension to retained "Serviceline" building to faciliate conversion to 8no. two bed flats and 24no. one bed flats; erection of 3no. 4 bed houses; and associated access arrangements
Land At Maxwell Road Stevenage Herts
Received 9 May 2017
Decided17/00304/FP
Insertion of 1no window on the western elevation
101 Canterbury Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4LQ
Received 9 May 2017
Decided17/00305/FP
Alterations to existing roof to form 2no 1 bedroom flats.
107, 107A, 109 And 109A High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HS
Received 10 May 2017
Decided17/00306/FP
Erection of 1no three bedroom dwelling.
4 Fishers Green Stevenage Herts SG1 2JA
Received 10 May 2017
Decided17/00307/COND
Discharge of condition 11 (landscaping) attached to planning permission reference number 15/00101/FPM
Land At Chadwell Road Norton Green Stevenage Herts
Received 10 May 2017
Decided17/00309/FPH
First floor rear extension and two-storey side extension, with a single storey front porch extension.
29 The Pastures Stevenage Herts SG2 7DF
Received 10 May 2017
Unknown17/00310/HPA
Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.0m, for which the maximum height will be 3.8m and the height of the eaves will be 2.7m.
55 Broad Oak Way Stevenage Herts SG2 8QN
Received 10 May 2017
Unknown17/00308/CPA
Prior approval for change of use from offices (Use Class B1) to residential (Use Class C3) comprising 4 units.
2 Bowman Trading Estate Bessemer Drive Stevenage Herts
Received 9 May 2017
Decided17/00311/FP
Temporary Change of Use from Class B1 (Training Centre) to Mixed B1/D1 Use (Training Centre/Hearcare Audiologist) for a period of 18 months.
Second Floor 58 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EE
Received 11 May 2017
Decided17/00313/FPH
Two storey rear extension
257 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1NJ
Received 12 May 2017
Decided17/00315/FPH
Two storey side and single storey front extension
31 Exchange Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1PZ
Received 13 May 2017
Decided17/00316/FPH
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of a single storey extension
27 Archer Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5HB
Received 13 May 2017
Decided17/00317/FPH
Two storey rear extension and tandem garage arrangement.
6 Wansbeck Close Stevenage Herts
Received 11 May 2017
Unknown17/00318/CPA
Prior approval for the change of use of office building (Use Class B1(a)) to Residential Dwellings (Use Class C3), comprising of 12no one bedroom flats and 4no two bedroom flats.
Serviceline House Maxwell Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2DW
Received 11 May 2017
Decided17/00320/TPTPO
Reduction of 1no. oak tree to 12m high and 9.5m wide (T3) protected by Tree Preservation Order 10
16 Chancellors Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AP
Received 15 May 2017
Decided17/00321/NMA
Non material amendment to previously approved planning permission reference number 15/00702/FPM for amendments to car parking layout, configuration of lobby entrance and addition of freestanding canopy over trolley bay storage with associated hard and soft landscaping alterations
Former John Lewis Plc Cavendish Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2EH
Received 12 May 2017

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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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