40 - 60 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EE Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 4 August 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Change of use of part of ground floor retail unit (46 Queensway), second floor office units (40-56 Queensway) from Use Class (E) to residential Use Class (C3) to provide 26 flats. Extension of two additional storeys and creation of new bin store and rear access with associated external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 27 Jul 2026; it is now day 335.
Planning committee
Decided by Stevenage Planning and Development Committee on 4 Aug 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because housing, regeneration and brownfield benefits outweighed heritage harm and other limited policy conflicts.
- Representations raised swift bricks, traffic orders and cycle storage, while heritage advisers raised concerns about the upward extension.
- The committee voted to grant permission subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Stevenage's committee minutes of 4 Aug 2026.
Documents 65
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 17
Plans & drawings 20
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 18
Other documents 7
Site constraints 6
Checked on 9 October 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
Decision outlook
Day 335, past the statutory target. 85% of full applications in Stevenage are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Stevenage in the last twelve months, from validation. Stevenage decision record →
Public comments
33% object · below the UK average of 74%
256 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14302584
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14302584
- Neighbours
- 27 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 23 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 4 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 27 Jul 2026.