South-West Corner Of Westgate And Entrance Onto Queensway And The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts Data via plota.co.uk

25/00547/FP - App. for Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Exterior and facade works to the Southwest corner of the Westgate car park and shopping centre entrance portals onto Queensway and the Forum Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2025
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Consultation
6 Aug 2025
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Approved
3 Sept 2025

Approved on 3 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 34

Plans & drawings 21

PDF 3945-LJA-PL-018 FORUM ENTRANCE PROPOSED PLAN AND RCP Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-019 SOUTHWEST CORNER ENTRANCE PROPOSED WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-001 EXISTING SITE LOCATION PLAN Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-002 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-003 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-004 EXISTING ROOF LEVEL PLAN Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-005 EXISTING PLAN AND RCP - QUEENSWAY ENTRANCE Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-006 EXISTING PLAN AND RCP - FORUM ENTRANCE Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-007 EXISTING WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS - SOUTHWEST CORNER Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-008 EXISTING ELEVATIONS - QUEENSWAY ENTRANCE Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-011 EXISTING PERSPECTIVE AND SOUTHWEST ELEVATION Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-014 PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN (MALL LEVEL) Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-015 PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-016 EXISTING AND PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR SOUTHWEST CORNER PLAN Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-017 QUEENSWAY ENTRANCE PROPOSED PLAN AND RCP Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-020 SOUTHWEST CORNER ENTRANCE PROPOSED FOCUSED ELEVATIONS Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-021 QUEENSWAY ENTRANCE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-022 FORUM ENTRANCE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-023 PROPOSED PERSPECTIVE AND SOUTHWEST ELEVATIONS Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-009 EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION - FORUM ENTRANCE Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF 3945-LJA-PL-010 EXISTING EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS - FORUM ENTRANCE Supporting Documents · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Town Square Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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.
Heritage at risk: Town Square
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Clock Tower and Surrounding Raised Pool, Grade II, about 44 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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
Received
17 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Bedwell
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2025
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
3 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 6 days faster than Stevenage's median of 54 for full applications. 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

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14142112
Planning Portal ref
PP-14142112
Consultation
6 Aug 2025
Comments by
28 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
11 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