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11,185 approved · 863 refused · 700 withdrawn.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: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
55 Wetherby Close Stevenage Herts SG1 5RX
Received 11 Aug 2025Queensway Chambers 58 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EE
Received 12 Aug 2025Queensway Chambers 58 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EE
Received 12 Aug 2025Land South Of A602/Land East Of Bragbury End Stevenage Herts SG2 8TH
Received 13 Aug 2025Land To The Side Of 29 Bragbury Lane Stevenage Herts SG2 8TJ
Received 13 Aug 202538 - 44 The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EU
Received 14 Aug 2025306 Broadwater Crescent Stevenage Herts SG2 8EU
Received 14 Aug 202523 The Hyde Stevenage Herts SG2 9SD
Received 14 Aug 202523 The Hyde Stevenage Herts SG2 9SD
Received 14 Aug 2025224-230 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1NG
Received 15 Aug 2025224-230 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1NG
Received 15 Aug 2025Traffords Symonds Green Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 2HP
Received 18 Aug 20252 King George Close Stevenage Herts SG1 3TB
Received 18 Aug 2025135 Walkern Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3RE
Received 19 Aug 2025105 Letchmore Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3PS
Received 20 Aug 202595 Hayfield Stevenage Herts SG2 7JR
Received 20 Aug 202518 - 24 Ellis Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 3SA
Received 20 Aug 202518 - 24 Ellis Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 3SA
Received 20 Aug 202518 - 24 Ellis Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 3SA
Received 20 Aug 2025151 Raleigh Crescent Stevenage Herts SG2 0EB
Received 21 Aug 202561 Sparrow Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 9FB
Received 21 Aug 202524 Wood Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 8NY
Received 22 Aug 202540 Shephall View Stevenage Herts SG1 1RL
Received 22 Aug 2025140 Lonsdale Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5EU
Received 22 Aug 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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