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26/00341/RM - App. for Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Application for approval of matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) reserved by outline planning permission reference (erection of 1 x 2no. bedroom dwelling on land adjacent to No.40 Shephall View with associated rear access and parking). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 May 2026
Consultation
5 May 2026
Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 2

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 Reserved Matters
Postcode
SG1 1RL
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Bedwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval of Reserved Matters
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 95% of reserved matters here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,454decided in the last year

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Stevenage to go on. Stevenage decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14903940
Neighbours
5 May 2026
Consultation
5 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stevenage
Planning Authority Score
8.8/10
Excellent
#10 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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