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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

15,401Searchable applications

104Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 12,047 approved or refused records

863Refused applications

11,184 approved · 863 refused · 700 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided22/00696/LB
Listed Building Consent for a change of use from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (residential) to form a single dwellinghouse, internal alterations, erection of a rear dormer window and alterations to existing single storey rear extension
12 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3EJ
Received 28 Jul 2022
Decided22/00698/FPH
Single storey side and rear extension
90 Whitney Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4BJ
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decided22/00699/CPA
Prior approval for the change of use of office building (Use Class E(g)(i)) to no. 16 residential dwellings.
Stewart House Primett Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3EE
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decided22/00701/FP
Retrospective application for the retention of an outdoor storage shed.
Chells Manor Lodge 2 Manor House Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 7RR
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decided22/00702/CLPD
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension
66 Bronte Paths Stevenage Herts SG2 0PH
Received 29 Jul 2022
Decided22/00703/TPTPO
Reduce 1 No Yew Tree (T1) protected by TPO 126 by 40%
15 Orchard Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3HD
Received 30 Jul 2022
Decided22/00706/FPH
Single storey side extension
20 East Close Stevenage Herts SG1 1PP
Received 1 Aug 2022
Decided22/00707/FPH
Single storey front and rear extensions
35 Rowland Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1TG
Received 1 Aug 2022
Decided22/00708/FPH
Single storey front and rear extensions
37 Rowland Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1TG
Received 1 Aug 2022
Decided22/00709/FPH
Proposed single storey rear and side extension
11 Dryden Crescent Stevenage Herts SG2 0JG
Received 1 Aug 2022
Decided22/00710/FPH
Single storey side and rear extension, garage conversion and rear balcony.
9 Morgan Close Stevenage Hertfordshire
Received 1 Aug 2022
Decided22/00712/COND
Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction Management Plan and Construction Phase Plan) attached to planning permission 22/00423/FP
Stevenage Bus Station And Town Square Danestrete Stevenage Herts
Received 2 Aug 2022
Decided22/00713/HPA
Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.20m for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height of the eaves will be 3.00m
20 East Close Stevenage Herts SG1 1PP
Received 2 Aug 2022
Decided22/00716/TPTPO
Reduce and maintain TG1 Various Trees retail park road area and TG2 Various Trees front edge of woodland area
Roundabout At Entrance To Roaring Meg Retail Park London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XN
Received 3 Aug 2022
Decided22/00723/CLPD
Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey rear extension
30 Skipton Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8TN
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decided22/00724/TPTPO
Crown reduction by 1.5m and Crown lift to provide 4m clearance from ground level to 1no: Yew Tree (T18) protected by TPO 8
4 Greencote Mews Stevenage Herts SG2 9BP
Received 4 Aug 2022
Decided22/00726/FPH
Erection of part-single storey, part two-storey front extension
207 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1NG
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decided22/00727/FP
Erection of bin stores; engineering works with associated retaining walls; erection of boundary fencing, hard surfacing and associated works.
Hendren Court Jessop Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5NX
Received 5 Aug 2022
Decided22/00729/TPTPO
Reduce 1No: Oak tree (T4) Protected by TPO 112 by 30% to ensure continued good health and reduce risk.
27 Poston Place Stevenage Herts SG2 0BS
Received 7 Aug 2022
Decided22/00732/FP
Change of use from residential dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a 6 bedroom HMO (Use Class C4).
36 Dovedale Stevenage Herts SG2 9EP
Received 8 Aug 2022
Decided22/00733/CLPD
Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for enlargement of existing dormer window, construction of new dormer window and 3 no. roof lights
16 Swale Close Stevenage Herts SG1 6DF
Received 8 Aug 2022
Decided22/00734/CLPD
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of rear dormer window, enlargement of existing dormer window and installation of 3 no. roof lights.
16 Swale Close Stevenage Herts SG1 6DF
Received 8 Aug 2022
Unknown22/00735/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission reference number 21/01022/FPH to amend the two storey rear extension to full width.
162 Fairview Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2NE
Received 9 Aug 2022
Decided22/00736/COND
Discharge of condition 4 (External Lighting) pursuant to non-material amendment application reference number 22/00120/NMA associated with planning permission 21/01264/FPM and condition 11 (External Lighting) pursuant to planning permission reference 22/00843/FPM (AMENDED DESCRIPTION).
Station Car Park North Lytton Way Stevenage Herts
Received 10 Aug 2022

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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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