Stevenage planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Stevenage Borough Council, updated daily. Stevenage Borough Council received 135 planning applications in the last 90 days, 3 of them major schemes. 97% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 51 days.
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Recent applications in Stevenage
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
1 Pepsal End Stevenage Herts SG2 8LW
One-bedroom new dwelling, Stevenage. Erects a single residential unit on a 0.01 hectare site at full application stage. Foundation, frame and finishes packages suit local housebuilders, with unit volumes modest but delivery timing relevant to site releases.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
12 Angotts Mead Stevenage Herts SG1 2NJ
Single dwelling converting to a 4-bed HMO, Stevenage. Changes use from C3 dwellinghouse to C4 small house in multiple occupation at full application stage. Partitioning, fit-out, M&E rewiring and enhanced drainage serve the conversion.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
93 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3HR
First-floor rear extension to a mixed-use property, Stevenage. Adds 50 sqm to enlarge an office and residential flat with external alterations at full application stage. Structural steel, glazing and M&E packages suit local specialists working on constrained town-centre sites.
SteelBrickworkRoofing
Nine Furlongs Land To The Rear Of 127 Hertford Road Stevenage Herts SG2 8ST
Condition removal on a consented Stevenage bungalow. Seeks to discharge the ecological appraisal requirement from the 2024 approval for one three-bedroom chalet bungalow. The parent scheme remains live; removal signals construction readiness and keeps structural and M&E packages on track.
Pyramid House Oxleys Road Stevenage Herts SG2 9YE
Vehicle maintenance facility change of use, Stevenage. Converts a taxi fleet operation to general vehicle servicing at full application stage. M&E, vehicle handling equipment and workshop flooring are the key fit-out packages.
Fit-outM&E
Old Red Lion PH Hydean Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9XR
Two external TVs for a pub garden, Stevenage. Adds outdoor display screens to an existing licensed premises at full application stage. Electrical installation and structural mounting dominate; screen specification and weatherproofing suit AV and M&E specialists.
M&E
107 Chells Way Stevenage Herts SG2 0LT
Front extension and two-storey rear extension, Stevenage. Adds a single-storey front porch and a substantial rear extension with part two-storey form to an existing house at full application stage. Groundworks, roofing and brickwork dominate the build, with glazing and steel lintels over the new…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
7 St. Andrews Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4UY
Lawful development certificate for garage conversion and extension, Stevenage. Proposes single-storey side and rear extension plus garage conversion to create internal access, at certificate stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and internal fit-out drive the specification.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
79 Chertsey Rise Stevenage Herts SG2 9JH
Part two-storey rear extension, Stevenage. Adds ground and first-floor rear living space to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and groundworks packages suit local subcontractors, with structural steels over the ground-floor opening.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
21 Lincoln Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4PJ
Two-storey front extension, Stevenage. Adds a two-storey pitched or flat-roof block to the front elevation at full application stage. Structural frame, brickwork, roofing and glazing are the principal packages for subcontractors.
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
32 Brick Kiln Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2NH
Single-storey rear extension, 6m deep, Stevenage. Extends beyond the original rear wall to 3m height at prior approval stage under extended permitted development. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit local contractors, with glazing and drainage to follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
343 Archer Road Stevenage Herts SG1 5HF
Two-storey rear and single-storey front extensions, Stevenage. Adds space across two storeys at the back and one at the front of an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and groundworks to the rear will dominate, with joinery and glazing throughout.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
40 Frobisher Drive Stevenage Herts SG2 0HJ
Two-storey side and front extension with new porch, Stevenage. Adds substantial floorspace to the side and front of an existing house, including a new porch at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and structural steelwork drive cost; glazing and joinery packages follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
40 Hudson Road Stevenage Herts SG2 0ER
Single-storey side and rear extension, Stevenage. Adds living and utility space to an existing house at full householder application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks dominate, with glazing and drainage packages for local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
23 Watercress Close Stevenage Herts SG2 9TN
Garage conversion and single storey extension to existing house. Double garage converted to annexe with new single storey extension added. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and joinery works required.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Planning appeals in Stevenage Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Stevenage Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Stevenage Borough Council, raw rate
37.5%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29%
national rates applied to this caseload
8.5 percentage points above expected. Stevenage Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
52 appeals counted, 48 judged either way (18 allowed, 30 dismissed), 4 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2017-02 to 2025-09.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 37.5% | 28.8% | 24 | 24 | 9 |
| Householder (HAS) | 28.6% | 35.6% | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| Enforcement Notice | 28.6% | 13.5% | 11 | 7 | 2 |
2 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Stevenage Borough Council
Developer contributions at Stevenage Borough Council
Developers pay into planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy at Stevenage Borough Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums. It covers CIL only: Stevenage Borough Council's Section 106 register does not report an Available figure.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| CIL (unallocated receipts) | £6,210,041 | £6,210,041 |
| Monitoring and administration | £532,060 | £326,844 |
| Education | £11,668,713 | not reported |
| Highways and transport | £1,446,152 | not reported |
| Health and social care | £1,280,108 | not reported |
| Open space and play | £1,245,668 | not reported |
| Sport and leisure | £1,154,738 | not reported |
| Affordable housing | £960,347 | not reported |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £339,976 | not reported |
| Flood and drainage | £108,490 | not reported |
| Libraries and culture | £90,618 | not reported |
| Community facilities | £10,332 | not reported |
| Other local categories | £5,250 | not reported |
Source: Stevenage Borough Council's Section 106 register and Stevenage Borough Council's Community Infrastructure Levy register, read on 29 September 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Affordable housing grant in Stevenage Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent96 homes
- Shared ownership1 home
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Stevenage Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder91% (129 decided)
- other100% (55 decided)
- commercial95% (20 decided)
- residential90% (20 decided)
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