Stevenage Swimming Centre St. Georges Way Stevenage Herts SG1 1XY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing Swimming Centre and erection of new sports and leisure centre with associated parking, landscaping and access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Nov 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Stevenage Planning and Development Committee on 9 Sept 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the centre would provide modern facilities, improve access and landscaping, and avoid unacceptable residential or highway impacts.
- Speakers and residents raised concerns about the pool depth, reduced facilities, parking, accessibility and the effect on artistic swimming.
- The committee granted permission subject to a legal undertaking, conditions and further delegated details.
Source: Plota analysis of Stevenage's committee minutes of 9 Sept 2025.
Documents 90
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 20
Plans & drawings 56
Application forms 2
Other documents 10
Associated applications 4
Site constraints 4
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
How this decision compares
Decided in 306 days from validation, 252 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 →
Public comments
91% object · above the UK average of 74%
54 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14017914
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14017914
- Neighbours
- 29 Aug 2025
- Consultation
- 30 Jun 2025
- Comments by
- 29 Aug 2025
- Site or press notice
- 11 Jun 2025
- Committee
- 9 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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