8 Turton Place Stevenage Herts SG1 4XE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00600/FPH - Householder Applications Approved

Proposal

Conversion of single garage to sensory room Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:23

Application progress

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Received

13 Aug 2026

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Validated

17 Aug 2026

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Consultation

18 Aug 2026

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Approved

6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Site constraints 4

St. Nicholas / Rectory Lane 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Heritage at risk: Rectory Lane and St Nicholas

On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.

A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.

Historic England ↗

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area86 m² (926 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (asset rating 54)

UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Stevenage
Application type: Householder Applications
Postcode: SG1 4XE
Received: 13 Aug 2026
Validated: 17 Aug 2026
Ward: Woodfield
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Oct 2026
Decision: Grant Planning Permission
Decision date: 6 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

This one50d

Council52d

UK55d

90%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

155decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15156450
Planning Portal ref: PP-15156450
Neighbours: 18 Aug 2026
Consultation: 18 Aug 2026
Comments by: 9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved

16 Thurlow Close Stevenage Herts SG1 4SD

Two storey rear extension and first floor front extension

21/00141/FPH 15 Apr 2021

2021 Approved

16 Thurlow Close Stevenage Herts SG1 4SD

Two storey rear extension and first floor front extension

21/00141/FPH 15 Apr 2021

2017 Approved

13 The Brambles Stevenage Herts SG1 4AU

Certificate of lawfulness to change existing flat roof dormer to a pitched roof.

17/00366/CLPD 19 Sep 2017

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.