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11,185 approved · 863 refused · 700 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Matalan Unit B-C Danestrete Stevenage Herts
Received 14 Feb 202512 Bawdsey Close Stevenage Herts SG1 2LA
Received 16 Feb 2025Bond International Cartwright Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4QJ
Received 17 Feb 2025Bond International Cartwright Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4QJ
Received 17 Feb 2025The Gatehouse Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4BP
Received 17 Feb 2025The Zinc House 63 Whitney Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4BH
Received 18 Feb 20259 Chouler Gardens Stevenage Herts SG1 4TB
Received 18 Feb 202535 Briardale Stevenage Herts SG1 1TR
Received 19 Feb 202542 The Lawns Stevenage Herts SG2 9RT
Received 19 Feb 202524 Park Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8PX
Received 24 Feb 2025Matalan Unit B-C Danestrete Stevenage Herts
Received 24 Feb 20259 Parkway Stevenage Herts SG2 8DJ
Received 24 Feb 202526 Mandeville Stevenage Herts SG2 8JH
Received 24 Feb 2025SG1 Development Site - Plot A Stevenage Herts
Received 24 Feb 202540 Wheatlands Stevenage Herts SG2 0JT
Received 25 Feb 2025Thomas Alleyne Academy High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3BE
Received 25 Feb 202511 - 19 Town Square Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
Received 26 Feb 2025Land Adjacent To 2 Marlborough Road Stevenage Herts SG2 9HP
Received 26 Feb 20251 Claymores Stevenage Herts SG1 3TP
Received 27 Feb 202543 Trent Close Stevenage Herts SG1 3RT
Received 27 Feb 202513 St. Margarets Stevenage Herts SG2 8RG
Received 28 Feb 2025Unit B5 Mindenhall Court High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3BG
Received 28 Feb 2025Garages G001 - G026 Hydean Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9YA
Received 28 Feb 202519 Baron Court Stevenage Herts SG1 4RR
Received 3 Mar 2025Records 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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