Unit C Mindenhall Court High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3UN Data via plota.co.uk

25/00381/FP - App. for Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use from offices to 2no. 2bed and 1no. 1bed flats with associated elevational alterations including side and rear dormer windows Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2025
✓
Consultation
14 May 2025
✗
Refused
1 Jul 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 17, High Street, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 26 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.
Show all 27 with distances
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument about 156 m away: Old malt houses and kiln, High Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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

Checked on 9 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

Council
Stevenage
Application type
App. for Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG1 3BG
Received
12 May 2025
Validated
12 May 2025
Ward
Old Town
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jul 2025
Decision
Refusal of Planning Permission
Decision date
1 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Your Plans UK

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 4 days faster than Stevenage's median of 54 for full applications. Refused, as 8% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
17%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13971343
Planning Portal ref
PP-13971343
Neighbours
14 May 2025
Consultation
14 May 2025
Comments by
16 Jun 2025
Site or press notice
23 May 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2025
Env. assessment
No
Stevenage
Planning Authority Score
8.8/10
Excellent
#10 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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