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.
6,850 approved · 591 refused · 363 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 Nov 2008 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Jubilee Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2PG
Received 22 May 200950 Julia Gate Stevenage Herts SG2 7QT
Received 27 May 200926 Shephall Green Stevenage Herts SG2 9XS
Received 26 May 20094 Clements Place Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4FP
Received 28 May 2009184 Grace Way Stevenage Herts SG1 5AG
Received 28 May 20091 Tintern Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8TL
Received 29 May 20095 Shephall View Stevenage Herts SG1 1RL
Received 1 Jun 20091 Letchmore Villas Letchmore Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3JE
Received 29 May 2009Waters Peugeot Garage Pound Avenue Stevenage Herts
Received 3 Jun 2009Andes Travel 12 The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EH
Received 2 Jun 200933 Plash Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 1LW
Received 4 Jun 200971 Shephall Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9QJ
Received 4 Jun 20091 Clements Place Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4FP
Received 5 Jun 2009King George Surgery 135 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HT
Received 3 Jun 200933 Nodes Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 8AJ
Received 5 Jun 200962 Silam Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1JJ
Received 4 Jun 2009Land At Hunters Close Stevenage Herts
Received 5 Jun 200939 Hastings Close Stevenage Herts SG1 2JG
Received 9 Jun 20096 Burymead Stevenage Herts SG1 4AX
Received 9 Jun 2009Cinnebar 56 - 58 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3EF
Received 9 Jun 2009Lintott Close Stevenage Herts
Received 9 Jun 2009121 Minehead Way Stevenage Herts SG1 2JJ
Received 10 Jun 200910 Beale Close Stevenage Herts SG2 0LR
Received 10 Jun 2009102 Hopton Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2LG
Received 15 Jun 2009Records 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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