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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 dates

15,401Searchable applications

102Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 12,048 approved or refused records

863Refused applications

11,185 approved · 863 refused · 700 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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

Decided25/00849/FPH
Single storey rear extension
5 Webb Rise Stevenage Herts SG1 5QE
Received 26 Nov 2025
Decided25/00851/AD
3no. Fascia Signs, 1no. Totem Sign and Window Vinyls
Police Station Lytton Way Stevenage Herts
Received 26 Nov 2025
Decided25/00853/TPTPO
Reduction by 30% on 1no. Oak tree (T8) protected by Tree Preservation Order 79
153 Fairview Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2NE
Received 26 Nov 2025
Awaiting decision25/00854/FPM
Change of use of part of ground floor retail unit (46 Queensway), second floor office units (40-56 Queensway) from Use Class (E) to residential Use Class (C3) to provide 26 flats. Extension of two additional storeys and creation of new bin store and rear access with associated external alterations.
40 - 60 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EE
Received 27 Nov 2025
Decided25/00855/FP
Replacement windows to Renal Dialysis Department. Installation of new AHU and associated ductwork on the roof and condensers with external louvre enclosure on the ground floor.
Lister Hospital Coreys Mill Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4AB
Received 28 Nov 2025
Decided25/00856/FPH
Single storey rear extension and porch extension
19 Badminton Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8SR
Received 28 Nov 2025
Decided25/00857/FP
Removal of external elevational render/skin and replacement of building elevational treatment with various facing materials.
Townsend Mews Blocks B,C,D And E Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 3AP
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/00858/AD
1no. non-illuminated fascia sign
Frequency Coffee Stevenage 21 Town Square Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/00859/HPA
Prior approval to extend the exisiting rear extension by 3m to make overall 6m deep rear extension, with a maximum height of 3.22m and eaves height of 2.48m.
104 Plash Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 1LL
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/00860/TPCA
Removal of a Blue Cedar tree from the garden of 4 Chestnut Walk
4 Chestnut Walk Stevenage Herts SG1 4DD
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/00861/TPCA
T1: Lime Tree approx 3m tall, reduce by 1m. T2: Beech Tree 6m tall, remove the bottom branch by 3m to allow the tree to be less weighted.
Humphrey's End Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4BT
Received 1 Dec 2025
Decided25/00864/FP
Erection of 1no. 3no. bedroom detached dwelling following demolition of garage, single storey front extension to existing dwelling, and associated car parking and access
67 Whitney Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4BH
Received 2 Dec 2025
Decided25/00865/FP
Change of Use from Class E (Charity shop) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis). Installation of extraction and ventilation equipment.
13 The Glebe Chells Way Stevenage Herts SG2 0DL
Received 3 Dec 2025
Decided25/00866/FPH
Erection of single storey side extension and front porch.
74 Silam Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1JJ
Received 3 Dec 2025
Decided25/00867/TPCA
Yew (Taxus baccata). Reduction of overhanging branches back to the boundary line. Light crown reduction and tidy.
Church Cottage Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts
Received 3 Dec 2025
Decided25/00868/FPH
Erection of first floor rear extension, single storey front and side extension, garage roof alteration
8 Lodge Way Stevenage Herts SG2 8DB
Received 3 Dec 2025
Decided25/00869/CLPD
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for internal alterations to dwelling and alterations to fenestration.
467 Archer Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5QR
Received 4 Dec 2025
Decided25/00870/TPCA
T1 - Conifer fell to ground level due to excessive shading. T2,T3,T4,T5 - Conifer reduce by 30% due to excessive shading.
Rooks Nest House Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE
Received 4 Dec 2025
Decided25/00871/FP
Conversion of dwelling into 5no. self-contained flats with associated parking and landscaping.
Suffolk House London Road Stevenage Herts SG1 1XW
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/00872/FPH
Erection of single storey rear extension
42 Walkern Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3RA
Received 5 Dec 2025
Decided25/00877/FP
Installation of freestanding internally illuminated sign on concrete plinth
Glaxo SmithKline Research And Development Ltd Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2FX
Received 10 Dec 2025
Decided25/00878/AD
Installation of freestanding internally illuminated sign on concrete plinth
Glaxo SmithKline Research And Development Ltd Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2FX
Received 10 Dec 2025
Decided25/00879/HPA
Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height will be 3m and the height of the eaves will be 2.90m
16 Baddeley Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9SL
Received 10 Dec 2025
Decided25/00880/FPH
Erection of single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory and elevational alterations for garage conversion.
47 Grove Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3NT
Received 10 Dec 2025

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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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