24/00720/CLPD

1. 9 Oct 2024

   Received by Stevenage

2. 14 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness Approved

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 23/00161/TPCA Decided

  119 Chancellors Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4TZ

  Prune back to safe level 1No: Eucalyptus Tree which is about 20 meters from the house and is about 40 meters tall

  24 Feb 2023 168m away Trees
• 24/00702/TPCA Decided

  Priory Cottage Rectory Lane Stevenage Herts SG1 4BX

  Reduce Yew Tree by approximately 1m all round to continue as a topiary ball

  2 Oct 2024 235m away Trees
• 26/00197/FP Awaiting decision

  37 Chancellors Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AP

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (use class C3) to residential institution (use class C2) for the care of children and young adults up to the age of 25

  2 Mar 2026 268m away Full applications
• 23/00106/TPCA Decided

  1 Chestnut Walk Stevenage Herts SG1 4DD

  Reduce 2no. Conifer trees by 30% due to excessive shading

  31 Jan 2023 324m away Trees
• 25/00882/FPH Awaiting decision

  16 Woodfield Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4BP

  Erection of single storey detached annexe ancillary to the main dwellinghouse and new driveway.

  11 Dec 2025 334m away Householder
• 23/00191/NMA Decided

  5 Chestnut Walk Stevenage Herts SG1 4DD

  Non material amendment to planning permission 21/00300/FPH to install windows to the northwest front elevation and the southwest side elevation, installation roof lantern and parapet wall to the single-storey extension.

  7 Mar 2023 345m away Amendments

• 26/00564/CLEU Awaiting decision

  1 Sish Close Stevenage Herts SG1 3LT

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for a Two storey side and rear extension

  28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00553/CLPD Awaiting decision

  8 Pigeonswick Close Stevenage Herts SG1 2GU

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for single storey rear extension

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00555/CLPD Awaiting decision

  25 Neptune Gate Stevenage Herts SG2 7SH

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for loft conversion

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00492/CLPD Granted

  42 Brimstone Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 4FX

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for loft conversion with rear dormer and 3 velux to front

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00524/CLPDFT Granted

  75 Wheatlands Stevenage Herts SG2 0JU

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) construction of loft conversion.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development