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.
11,185 approved · 863 refused · 700 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
151 Hydean Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9YA
Received 27 Sept 2024MBDA UK Six Hills Way Stevenage Herts SG1 2DA
Received 1 Oct 2024Barnwell Middle School Shephall Green Stevenage Herts SG2 9XR
Received 2 Oct 2024Barnwell Middle School Shephall Green Stevenage Herts SG2 9XR
Received 2 Oct 2024Priory Cottage Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4BX
Received 2 Oct 20245 Orchard Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3HD
Received 3 Oct 2024Barnwell Middle School Shephall Green Stevenage Herts SG2 9XR
Received 3 Oct 20247 Mulberry House Park Place Stevenage Herts SG1 1BF
Received 4 Oct 2024374 Archer Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5QH
Received 4 Oct 2024The Forum Centre The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1ES
Received 4 Oct 202418 Bude Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 2RE
Received 7 Oct 202412 Bawdsey Close Stevenage Herts SG1 2LA
Received 6 Oct 202419 Bandley Rise Stevenage Herts SG2 9LS
Received 7 Oct 20244 Holly Copse Stevenage Herts SG1 1QT
Received 7 Oct 202455 Fellowes Way Stevenage Herts SG2 8BS
Received 8 Oct 20243 Newbury Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4TE
Received 9 Oct 2024Unit 11A And 11B Roaring Meg Retail Park London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XN
Received 10 Oct 202432 Granby Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AS
Received 11 Oct 20248 Brookhill Stevenage Herts SG2 8RR
Received 11 Oct 202423 Essex Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3EX
Received 11 Oct 2024Car Park Monkswood Retail Park Elder Way Stevenage Herts SG1 1TL
Received 11 Oct 202431A Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1DA
Received 15 Oct 2024Land To The North Of Stevenage Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE
Received 15 Oct 2024Land To The North Of Stevenage Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE
Received 15 Oct 2024Records 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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