8 Pigeonswick Close Stevenage Herts SG1 2GU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00553/CLPD - Cert. of Lawful PROPOSED development Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Approved
9 Sept 2026

Approved on 9 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Stevenage built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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

Council
Stevenage
Application type
Cert. of Lawful PROPOSED development
Postcode
SG1 2GU
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Symonds Green
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Approved
Decision date
9 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 9 days faster than Stevenage's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
121decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104605
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stevenage
Planning Authority Score
8.8/10
Excellent
#10 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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