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25/00534/FP - App. for Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Elevational alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jul 2025
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Consultation
14 Jul 2025
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Approved
5 Sept 2025

Approved on 5 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 19

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Site constraints 6

Article 4 direction
Stevenage. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 41 m away: Town Square Conservation Area; Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk about 41 m away: Town Square; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stevenage built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Stevenage
Application type
App. for Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG1 1DZ
Received
11 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Jul 2025
Ward
Bedwell
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Sept 2025
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
5 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Brooks Murray Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
17%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Stevenage in the last twelve months, from validation. Stevenage decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

109 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14121249
Planning Portal ref
PP-14121249
Neighbours
23 Feb 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2025
Comments by
16 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Stevenage
Planning Authority Score
8.8/10
Excellent
#10 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Stevenage is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #36 out of 296. Only 16% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stevenage decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #16 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #60 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #36 of 296
16%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #14 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
14 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
25 decided
253
Total decisions
11 refused in the year to March 2026