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

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 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
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Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

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Documents 62

Statements & assessments 17

Other documents 26

PDF Site Notice 15 21 Hitchin Rd Document · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Applicationform Document · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz 02 Dr A 2150 Secondfloorgeneralarrangement Pl01. Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz 03 Dr A 2200 Roofgeneralarrangement Pl01 Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz 01 Dr A 2100 Firstfloorgeneralarrangement Pl01 Document · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Rp A 8000 Designaccessstatementpart1 Pl03(1) Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Rp A 8000 Designaccessstatementpart2 Pl03(1) Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Rp A 8000 Designaccessstatementpart3 Pl03 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Rp A 8000 Designaccessstatementpart4 Pl03(1) Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Rp A 8000 Designaccessstatementpart5 Pl03(1) Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Rp A 8000 Designaccessstatementpart6 Pl03 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Rp A 8000 Designaccessstatementpart7 Pl03 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz 00 Dr A 2050 Groundfloorgeneralarrangement Pl01 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Dr A 0800 Constraintsopportunitiesplan Pl01 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Xx Dr A 0900 Demolitionplan Pl01 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz 00 Dr A 2050 Groundfloorgeneralarrangement Pl01 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Local Employment Strategy Hitchin Rd(1) Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Zz Sa A 8100 Buildingareasschedule Pl01(1) Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1290pl Rdt Zz Zz Sa A 8150 Scheduleofaccommodation Pl01(1) Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5435 Hitchin Road Document Schedule 24.09.2026 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 13269 Phase 1 & Phase 2 Site Investigation Hitchin Road Stevenage 10 12 2025 Part 1 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 13269 Phase 1 & Phase 2 Site Investigation Hitchin Road Stevenage 10 12 2025 Part 2 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 13269 Phase 1 & Phase 2 Site Investigation Hitchin Road Stevenage 10 12 2025 Part 3 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 13269 Phase 1 & Phase 2 Site Investigation Hitchin Road Stevenage 10 12 2025 Part 4 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 13269 Phase 1 & Phase 2 Site Investigation Hitchin Road Stevenage 10 12 2025 Part 5 Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 5435 Hitchin Road Covering Letter Document · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 18 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

Postcode
SG1 3BJ
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
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Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
143,608decided in the last year

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