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7 The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1ES

Awaiting decision Stevenage 26/00098/OP App. for Outline Planning Permission

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Demolition and redevelopment of existing former BHS building to create 21 storey building comprising of ground floor commercial space and 322 residential dwellings with associated infrastructure including amenity space, car parking, bicycle storage, refuse storage and plant rooms.

As published by the council, reference 26/00098/OP

Application record

Reference
26/00098/OP
Type
App. for Outline Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Old Town
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SG1 1ES

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Received by Stevenage

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Stevenage took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

75 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Stevenage for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stevenage's median decision took 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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