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Stevenage

In the last 12 months, 97.8% of householder applications were approved in Stevenage (92 decided). A typical householder decision takes about eight weeks (median 55 days).

Full planning applications: 96.9% approved (65 decided).

Across all application types on record (2023-01-30–2026-06-30): 94.3% of 1,461 decisions approved.

1,902Total applications
1,377Approved
84Refused
42Withdrawn
173Pending
94.3%Approval rate (all types)
Check a property in Stevenage
Decision Level
1,817Delegated Decision
57Committee Decision
28To Follow
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Householder 449 419 30
93.3%
Full Planning Application 297 279 18
93.9%
Discharge of Conditions 271 271 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 134 120 14
89.6%
Advertisement Consent 75 75 0
100.0%
Tree Works (TPO) 71 67 4
94.4%
Prior Approval (Other) 43 34 9
79.1%
Listed Building Consent 24 24 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 22 20 2
90.9%
App. for Major Full Plans 21 20 1
95.2%
Commercial Prior App. Office to Resi. 11 9 2
81.8%
Commercial Prior App. Solar PV 8 8 0
100.0%
Outline Planning 6 4 2
66.7%
Telecommunications 6 5 1
83.3%
HCC Consultation 5 5 0
100.0%
Reserved Matters 4 4 0
100.0%
Modify, Vary or Discharge S.106 4 3 1
75.0%
BNG Cond App 4 4 0
100.0%
Prior Approval - Demolition 2 2 0
100.0%
Notice of Intent Demoliton 1 1 0
100.0%
Non-Material Amendment (S96a) 1 1 0
100.0%
Cert. of Lawful PROPOSED use 1 1 0
100.0%
Advanced General Enquiry 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 127 120
94.5%
2023-Q4 99 95
96.0%
2024-Q1 111 100
90.1%
2024-Q2 115 110
95.7%
2024-Q3 121 115
95.0%
2024-Q4 124 117
94.4%
2025-Q1 125 115
92.0%
2025-Q2 116 111
95.7%
2025-Q3 102 97
95.1%
2025-Q4 111 110
99.1%
2026-Q1 94 90
95.7%
2026-Q2 53 49
92.5%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Woodfield 246 237 9
96.3%
Bedwell 225 219 6
97.3%
Old Town 198 185 13
93.4%
Roebuck 151 142 9
94.0%
Longmeadow 108 104 4
96.3%
Symonds Green 91 86 5
94.5%
Shephall 80 75 5
93.8%
Manor 68 61 7
89.7%
Bandley Hill And Poplars 66 58 8
87.9%
Chells 66 61 5
92.4%
Martins Wood 48 45 3
93.8%
St Nicholas 45 40 5
88.9%
Planning guides

Not sure what you can build without planning permission? See our guides to permitted development rights and Article 4 directions.