Unit 1 And Unit 4, Centric (Formerly Sanders Building And Gunnels Wood Building) Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage…Unit 1 And Unit 4, Centric (Formerly Sanders Building And Gunnels Wood Building) Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2AN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use to Flexible use of Units 1 and 4 (Units 1 and 2 as approved under planning permission ), for either or both of the following uses as alternatives: (a) large-format indoor sport and recreation (Use Class E(d)), including padel courts and/or a climbing centre, with ancillary cafe, retail, changing and office floorspace; or (b) purposes within Use Classes E(g)(i), E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Dec 2026, from Stevenage's recent changes of use.
Documents 8
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 2
Site constraints 4
Checked on 10 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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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 2 of the 56-day target. Stevenage usually decides changes of use by day 51.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Stevenage in the last twelve months, from validation. Stevenage decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15283896
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15283896
- Neighbours
- 10 Nov 2026
- Consultation
- 10 Nov 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Dec 2026
- Site or press notice
- 19 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Jan 2027
- Env. assessment
- No
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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