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Planning

  • Development Management Team
    Development Management is responsible for the determination of planning applications, and other associated applications (listed building consent, advertisement consent etc) submitted to the Council under the Planning Acts.
  • Planning Permission
    Information about obtaining planning advice and applying for planning permission and on current applications being considered by the Council, with the ability to view and comment on them.
  • Local Plan
    The Local Plan for Stevenage, also known as the District Plan, was adopted in December 2004 and is the statutory plan for the whole of Stevenage. The Local Plan provided the basis for making decisions on planning applications.
  • Planning enforcement
    Planning enforcement investigates possible breaches of planning control and, where appropriate, aims to resolve them by using the most appropriate means or action.
  • Building Control
    The primary function of Building Control is to advise on the compliance of buildings in relation to the current Building Regulations, so as to ensure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people using them.
  • Local Development Framework
    The 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act introduced provisions to replace local plans with local development frameworks. This page provides details of the key changes made to the planning system and how the council is responding.
  • Stevenage West
    The proposals for land west of the A1 (M) at Stevenage
  • Regional Planning
    Information about The East of England Plan.
  • Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and Documents (SPD)
    Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) have been produced to supplement policies in the local plan.
  • Development planning
    Development planning is a continuous process of looking forward and deciding on a course of action to improve people's quality of life and the appearance of our environment in a sustainable way.
  • Other Planning Controls
    Information about listed buildings, conservation areas, tree preservation orders, advertisements and hedges

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