Land Adjacent To GSK Campus Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2FX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Planning Permission for Development without Compliance with Conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, attached to planning permission reference number for Hybrid Planning Application for a new Life Sciences Campus comprising of Full planning permission for the demolition of existing ancillary buildings, structures, erection of employment floorspace (Classes E(g)(ii) and (iii), B2 and B8, with provision for Class E uses at ground, lower ground and upper ground/mezzanine floors) revised junction arrangement (A602 and Gunnels Wood Road) and alterations to the site layout to include new car parking (including a multi storey car park), internal access and associated works (such as new utilities (including new substations), drainage and infrastructure hard and soft landscaping and introduction of sustainable transport facilities) and Outline planning permission for the demolition of existing ancillary buildings/structures, erection of employment floorspace (Classes E(g)(i) to (iii), B2 and B8, with provision for an ancillary auditorium, and Class E uses at ground floor) and Amenity Hub (Classes E and B2), provision of car parking (including multi storey car park(s)) and associated works (such as new access, utilities, drainage, infrastructure and hard and soft landscaping), with all matters reserved for subsequent approval. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Stevenage Planning and Development Committee on 12 Mar 2026, in a recorded vote.
Approved by 12 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the amended scheme supported employment, design, transport, environmental objectives and significant economic benefits.
- Members voted unanimously to grant permission, subject to safeguarding conditions and delegated final condition wording.
Source: Plota analysis of Stevenage's committee minutes of 12 Mar 2026.
Documents 100
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 87
Application forms 2
Associated applications 5
- Application for Planning Permission for Development without Compliance with Conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21…
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Site constraints 4
Checked on 2 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 84 days from validation, 30 days slower than Stevenage's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14490015
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14490015
- Neighbours
- 22 Dec 2025
- Consultation
- 4 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 31 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 12 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Land Adjacent To GSK Campus Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2FX
Hybrid Planning Application for a new Life Sciences Campus comprising full planning permission for the demolition of existing ancillary buildings, structures, erection of employment floorspace (Classes E(g)(ii) and (iii) and B2, with provision for Class E uses at ground, lower ground and upper ground/mezzanine floors) revised junction arrangement (A602 and Gunnels Wood Road) and alterations to the site layout to include new car parking (including a multi storey car park), internal access and associated works…
- Received
- 17 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 30 May 2024
- Outcome
- Approved
