The North End Of The Fairlands Valley Park Fairlands Way Stevenage Herts Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of public sculpture Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Stevenage Planning and Development Committee on 4 Jun 2026, in a recorded vote.
Approved by 11 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the sculpture would preserve the heritage asset and avoid harm to the park, neighbours, highways and parking.
- Five objections concerned public spending, the location, vandalism and Stevenage’s perceived lack of Roman connections.
- The committee unanimously granted permission subject to conditions, with eleven votes for and none against or abstaining.
Source: Plota analysis of Stevenage's committee minutes of 4 Jun 2026.
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 6
Site constraints 4
Checked on 3 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 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 78 days from validation, 24 days slower than Stevenage's median of 54 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Stevenage in the last twelve months, from validation. Stevenage decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14734840
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14734840
- Neighbours
- 26 May 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 26 May 2026
- Committee
- 4 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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