Glaxo SmithKline Research And Development Ltd Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage Herts SG1 2FX Data via plota.co.uk

25/00878/AD - App. for Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Installation of freestanding internally illuminated sign on concrete plinth Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Dec 2025
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Validated
15 Dec 2025
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Consultation
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
4 Feb 2026

Approved on 4 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Glaxosmithkline Premises licence · in force since 19 Mar 2014 Licensed hours: alcohol Mon-Fri until 19:00

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 4

2 Article 4 directions
Stevenage · Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2FX. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; SSSI about 482 m away: Knebworth Woods SSSI; Inside the Stevenage built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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 Advertisement Consent
Postcode
SG1 2FX
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Roebuck
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant of Advertisement Consent
Decision date
4 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Jessica Melton

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 100% of advertisement consent here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
22decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14469874
Planning Portal ref
PP-14469874
Comments by
12 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
17 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Stevenage
Planning Authority Score
8.8/10
Excellent
#10 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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