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25/00620/OPM - App. for Major Outline Permission Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 12 March 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Full planning permission for the construction of the spine road, site accesses from the A602 and ancillary works. Outline planning permission for up to 500 dwelling units (including affordable housing and self-build plots), a mixed use local centre (Use Class C3, E and F2) space, public open and amenity space (including Children's Play), associated landscaping and ecological enhancement works, internal highways, parking, footpaths, cycleways, drainage, utilities, service infrastructure and ancillary works (With some matters reserved). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 09:01

Application progress

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Received

13 Aug 2025

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Committee

12 Mar 2026

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Consultation

10 Jun 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 1 Jul 2026; it is now day 455.

The consultation period closed on 1 Jul 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Stevenage Planning and Development Committee on 12 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the allocated site could deliver housing, infrastructure, sustainable transport and environmental improvements with mitigation.
Residents and consultees raised concerns about traffic, flooding, infrastructure, sports provision, biodiversity and heritage impacts.
The committee voted to grant permission, subject to conditions and planning obligations, including affordable housing, education, transport and sports contributions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, objections, consultation responses, officers’ assessment, committee debate, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Stevenage's committee minutes of 12 Mar 2026.

Documents 168

Statements & assessments 31

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 46

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF FEE CONFIRMATION - JAMES Supporting Documents · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 68

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM NHS CEICB Consultee Comment · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM LLFA Consultee Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE TO THE LLFA`S COMMENTS Supporting Documents · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM HCC GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENT Consultee Comments · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT FROM LLFA Consultee Comments · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF STAGE 1 DESIGNERS RESPONSE - SIGNALISED ACCESS Supporting Documents · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Name hidden Show Supporting Documents · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Third Party Representations · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM TREE MANAGER Consultee Comments · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM HCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Comments · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 26 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 12 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 24 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 18 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 16 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM NETWORK RAIL Consultee Comments · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM HERTS & MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST Consultee Comments · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM BEAMS Consultee Comments · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM SBC GREEN SPACES OFFICER Consultee Comments · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST Consultee Comments · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE UNIT Consultee Comments · 18 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE CRIME PREVENTION DESIGN SERVICE. Consultee Comments · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM PUBLIC HEALTH Consultee Comments · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM HCC ARCHAEOLOGY Consultee Comments · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF RESPONSE FROM THAMES WATER REGARDING SEWERAGE CAPACITY Consultee Comments · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM THAMES WATER Consultee Comments · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SPORT ENGLAND - PLAYING PITCH CALCULATOR (2) Consultee Comments · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SPORT ENGLAND - SPORTS FACILITIES CALCULATOR (3) Consultee Comments · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM SPORT ENGLAND Consultee Comments · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM ENV HEALTH Consultee Comments · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comments · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 7 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM NETWORK RAIL Consultee Comments · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 31 Aug 2025 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 30 Aug 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 25 Aug 2025 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show General Comment · 24 Aug 2025 View ↗

PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM HERTS FIRE & RESCUE Consultee Comments · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM AFFINITY WATER Consultee Comments · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE RESPONSE FROM HCC MINERALS AND WASTE PLANNING POLICY TEAM Consultee Comments · 22 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENTS FROM UK POWER NETWORKS Consultee Comments · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 6

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

Read the government guidance ↗

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; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stevenage built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 1 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 Major Outline Permission
Postcode: SG2 8TH
Received: 13 Aug 2025
Validated: 13 Aug 2025
Ward: Longmeadow
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Jul 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 455, past the statutory target. 59% of outline applications in Stevenage are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.

target

predicted

Day 455364 days past the 91-day target

38%decided within 8 weeks

61%approved

13%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Stevenage to go on. Stevenage decision record →

Public comments

29comments received

22 objecting7 neutral

76% object · above the UK average of 74%

162 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 4 Mar 2026
Consultation: 10 Jun 2026
Comments by: 1 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 10 Sept 2025
Committee: 12 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry: 12 Nov 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Stevenage

Planning Authority Score

8.8/10

Excellent

#10 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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