3-4 And 7-12 Wedgwood Gate Industrial Estate Wedgwood Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4SU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00592/FP - App. for Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Removing rear single storey extensions to units 3 and 4. Removal of yard walls to units 3 to 12. Installing new roller shutter doors and double glazed pedestrian doors to units 3 to 5 and 7 to 12. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
24 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 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 Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SG1 4SU
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
St Nicholas
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 16 days faster than Stevenage's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15124787
Planning Portal ref
PP-15124787
Neighbours
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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