Planning application
The Forum Centre The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1ES
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) to certify that the development completed on site has been done so lawfully pursuant to the provisions of Planning Permission Ref: 22/00923/FPM.
As published by the council, reference 26/00431/CLEU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00431/CLEU
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bedwell
- Parish
- To Follow
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SG1 1ES
Site history
Applications at this address on the Stevenage register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00767/COND Granted
The Forum Centre The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1ES
Discharge of condition 17 (Demolition Management Plan) attached to planning permission reference 22/00923/FPM
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24/00710/NMA Decided
The Forum Centre The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1ES
Non material amendment to planning permission 22/00923/FPM for minor adjustments made during design development
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22/00923/FPM Granted
The Forum Centre The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1ES
Demolition of existing retail units (use Class E) and erection of proposed mixed-use development comprising biopharma manufacturing laboratories and workspace facilities (use class E(g)) together with flexible active ground floor uses including cafes, retail, collaboration spaces (use class E), Cinema (Sui Generis) and drinking establishments (Sui Generis), new multi-storey public car park, service road, public realm improvement works and ancillary works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Stevenage
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Forge Life Sciences Nominee 1 And 2 Limited Applicant
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING CONDITION
- COMPLETED SITE WORKS
- 22/00923/FPM-DECISION NOTICE
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