61-63 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00562/AD - App. for Advertisement Consent Approved
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

Traditional painted signwriting to the side elevation of the existing commercial premises Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Consultation
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING DESIGN AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF 1 SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawings · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 2 EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION Drawings · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 3 PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION Drawings · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 6 HISTORICAL SIDE ELEVATION Drawings · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 7 EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION 53 HIGH STREET Drawings · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 4 EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION Drawings · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 5 PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION Drawings · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM Supporting Documents · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM HERTS HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF APPENDIX F PRIOR LISTED BUILDING AND ADVERTISING CONSENT - 61 HIGH STREET (WELLN Supporting Documents · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPENDIX I PAINT SPECIFICATION AND COLOUR SCHEDULE Supporting Documents · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

40 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 61 and 63, High Street, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 39 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 ↗
Old Town High Street 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.
Public footpath about 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 6 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
App. for Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SG1 3AQ
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Old Town
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant of Advertisement Consent
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Approved, as 100% of advertisement consent here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
21decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15053913
Planning Portal ref
PP-15053913
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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Stevenage
Planning Authority Score
8.8/10
Excellent
#10 of 296 councils
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Other 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings