If permission or consent is required then you will need to submit an application to us as the Local Planning Authority, most applications will incur a fee payable on submission of the application.

Pre-application advice from a planning officer is available and encouraged prior to the submission of an application.

Your Personal Information and Public Registers 

Any planning application, together with associated drawings and other supporting documentation, that you submit to the Council becomes part of a public file and will be published on the Council's website and appear on the statutory planning register, where it will be available for members of the public to view.

If you do not wish any of your personal information (e.g. telephone number/ e-mail address) to be made available for public inspection you should not include them on the application form but, instead, provide them on the 'Personal Information form' available for download below.

Applying online

You are able to complete and submit your planning application online. To do this you will need to visit the National Planning Portal and register with the site. Once registered you will be able to login and begin your application.

Remember that you don't need to complete the application all at once, the National Planning Portal enables you to save your progress. This will enable you to fill in an application form, submit drawings and pay the application fee online

Downloading an application form

All of the forms you will need to make your application are available for download. Once the forms are complete, you will need to return them to the Development ManagamentTeam, Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN.

Visit the council offices

You can also pick up an application form at the council offices between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.