15-21 Hitchin Road Stevenage Herts SG1 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00732/CC - HCC Consultation Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing residential dwellings and the erection of a Care Home (Use Class C2), together with associated access, parking, landscaping, drainage, and other associated works at 15-21 Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from recent other across the UK.

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 219 m away: Old malt houses and kiln, High Street; Conservation area about 92 m away: Orchard Road Conservation Area; Inside the Stevenage built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 7 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

Council
Stevenage
Application type
HCC Consultation
Postcode
SG1 3BJ
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Woodfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide other by day 48.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,642decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 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