4 Nursery Cottage Symonds Green Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 2HP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00424/FPH - Householder Applications Approved

Proposal

First floor rear extension over existing single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Consultation
3 Jun 2026
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Committee
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Stevenage Planning and Development Committee on 4 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers recommended approval because the extension was considered acceptable in design, heritage and neighbouring-amenity terms.
  • No public comments were received, while the conservation adviser accepted that the proposal would preserve the conservation area’s significance.
  • The committee granted permission subject to conditions after a vote.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, committee discussion, conditions and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Stevenage's committee minutes of 4 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Symonds Green 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Thatched Cottage, Grade II, about 60 m from the postcode pin · 2 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.
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Historic England ↗
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. 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £318,750 in March 2016. Semi-detached house, freehold.

31 March 2016£318,750

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Stevenage
Application type
Householder Applications
Postcode
SG1 2HP
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Symonds Green
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
5 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 13 days slower than Stevenage's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 89% of extensions here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
143decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14974322
Neighbours
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jun 2026
Committee
4 Aug 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.