South Car Park Primett Road Stevenage Herts Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of public car park to a rental vehicle premises (Sui Generis), the erection of modular rental vehicle office and rental vehicle wash bay and associated works (including lighting and resurfacing). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Stevenage Planning and Development Committee on 4 Aug 2026. Earlier deferred on 12 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the parking evidence showed the 90 spaces were no longer required and drainage impacts could be controlled.
- Objectors raised concerns about parking displacement, effects on Old Town businesses, future demand and the assessment’s adequacy.
- The committee granted permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Stevenage's committee minutes of 4 Aug 2026.
Documents 120
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 94
Other documents 14
Site constraints 5
Show all 18 with distances
- 25 mThe Old CottageGrade II
- 42 m1, Bowling GreenGrade II
- 47 m2, Bowling GreenGrade II
- 52 m3, Bowling GreenGrade II
- 68 m6, High StreetGrade II
- 78 mWar MemorialGrade II
- 86 m10, High StreetGrade II
- 97 m12, High StreetGrade II
- 99 m8, Bowling GreenGrade II
- 111 m3, High StreetGrade II
- 111 m14 and 16, High StreetGrade II
- 120 mOld Malt house and Kiln at Alleyne's SchoolGrade II
- 120 m18, High StreetGrade II
- 121 mThe GrangeGrade II*
- 124 m1, High StreetGrade II
- 126 m20, High StreetGrade II
- 135 m7, High StreetGrade II
- 142 m9 and 11, High StreetGrade II
Checked on 11 September 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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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 194 days from validation, 143 days slower than Stevenage's median of 51 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Stevenage in the last twelve months, from validation. Stevenage decision record →
Public comments
97% object · above the UK average of 75%
88 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14022292
- Neighbours
- 28 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 4 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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