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.
11,188 approved · 863 refused · 700 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jan 2000 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
44 Old Bourne Way Stevenage Herts SG1 6AE
Received 26 Mar 2026Queensway Chambers 58 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EE
Received 27 Mar 202632 Milestone Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9RR
Received 27 Mar 2026101 Ingleside Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4RY
Received 30 Mar 202613 Tates Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4WP
Received 31 Mar 202611 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3BG
Received 31 Mar 202611 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3BG
Received 31 Mar 2026Humphrey's End Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4BT
Received 31 Mar 2026Rise Gym 1 - 2 Pond Close Stevenage Herts SG1 3QP
Received 1 Apr 2026Chauffeurs Cottage Aston Lane Stevenage Herts SG2 8TH
Received 1 Apr 202646 Basils Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3PX
Received 2 Apr 202617 Tates Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4WP
Received 2 Apr 202613A Town Square Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1BP
Received 2 Apr 2026The Mansion Whitney Wood Stevenage Herts SG1 4FE
Received 7 Apr 20269 Chancellors Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AP
Received 7 Apr 2026146 Wisden Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5JB
Received 8 Apr 2026Cinnabar 56 - 58 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3EF
Received 7 Apr 202618-24 Ellis Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 3SA
Received 8 Apr 202616 Green Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8BP
Received 8 Apr 202643 Ingleside Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4RP
Received 10 Apr 202629 The Muntings Stevenage Herts SG2 9DN
Received 13 Apr 2026124 Hydean Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9XP
Received 15 Apr 2026Stevenage Swimming Pool St. Georges Way Stevenage Herts SG1 1XY
Received 15 Apr 2026Stevenage Swimming Pool St. Georges Way Stevenage Herts
Received 15 Apr 2026Records 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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