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
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 dates15,401Searchable applications
103Recorded 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11,184 approved · 863 refused · 700 withdrawn.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: 19 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Find a Planning ApplicationLocal plan St George’s car park: North side closing from Sunday 13 SeptemberArticle 4 directions St George’s car park: North side closing from Sunday 13 September
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@stevenage.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@stevenage.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas7 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas126 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided24/00434/FPH
Demolition of existing conservatory to facilitate the erection of a part two storey, part single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, garage conversion and relocation of existing vehicle access and alterations to the height of the roof of the existing dwelling.
1 Granby Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AR
Received 22 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00435/FP
Change of use from amenity land to residential use.
17 Faraday Road Stevenage Herts SG2 0BH
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00440/FP
Change of use from 4 bedroom dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 4 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (Class C4)
187 Webb Rise Stevenage Herts SG1 5QG
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00443/FPH
Single storey side and rear extension
12 Goddard End Stevenage Herts SG2 7ER
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00444/TPCA
Crown reduction of 40% on 3no. silver birch trees and removal of 1no. silver birch tree
1, 2, And 3 Nycolles Wood Stevenage Herts SG1 4GR
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00445/HPA
Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.44m and the height of the eaves will be 3.25m
21 School Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9TY
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00446/FP
Installation of new shop front
81 Mobbsbury Way Stevenage Herts SG2 0HY
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00447/FP
Proposed change of use from five-bedroom residential dwelling (C3) to 2no. one-bedroom flats (C3)
110 Ely Close Stevenage Herts SG1 4NR
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00438/NMA
Non material amendment to planning approval 23/00677/FPH to amend fenestration and rooflight alterations
2 Greydells Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3NL
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00449/FPH
Two storey front and single storey rear extension
80 Sefton Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5RL
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00451/FPM
Demolition of existing care home and erection of 15 no. flats, extended dropped kerb, associated parking and ancillary works
Abbeyfield 2 Pound Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 3JA
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00452/COND
Discharge of condition 35 (Drainage Strategy) of application 17/00862/OPM relating to the Country Park.
Land To The North Of Stevenage Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00453/COND
Discharge of Conditions 4 (access arrangements) attached to planning permission reference number 23/00017/FPH
109 Hertford Road Stevenage Herts SG2 8SH
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00454/FP
Change of use from amenity land to private residential garden.
14 Falcon Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9PG
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00455/FPH
Retention of single storey side extension and outbuilding
32A Taywood Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9QP
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00456/FP
Change of use from car repairs premises (B2) to car parking and resurfaced hardstanding area, in association with the adjacent existing use as waste recycling facility (Sui Generis), with replacement gates and fencing to frontage, following demolition of existing buildings.
Land At Crompton Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2EE
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00459/FP
Retention of pizza van to rear of pub on patio area
The Chequers 164 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3LL
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00460/FPH
Retention of outbuilding for use as home gym
Mountview 13 Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3RH
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00461/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/00823/FPH for part demolition of existing extension/wing and construction of single storey rear extension
42 Grove Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3NU
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00462/COND
Discharge of condition 12 (cycle parking) attached to planning permission reference numbers 19/00474/FPM (As approved at appeal under reference: APP/K1935/W/20/3255692), 23/00239/FPM and 23/00655/FPM.
Land To The West Of Lytton Way Stevenage Herts
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00463/FPH
Erection of single storey glass canopy attached to rear elevation
25 Furzedown Stevenage Herts SG2 9EL
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00467/FPH
Erection of part two storey, part first floor rear extension
27 Oakwell Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8UG
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00469/FPH
Erection of single storey front extension
7 Milestone Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9RR
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided24/00472/CLPD
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for construction of a three storey (with single storey link) extension to hospital building.
Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4AB
Received 8 Jul 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Stevenage Borough Council
Start 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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Stroud District Council
- Suffolk County Council