26/00457/HPA

1. 15 Jun 2026

   Received by Stevenage

2. 13 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 24 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.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 25/00694/BNGCO Awaiting decision

  330 - 336 Ripon Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4NG

  Compliance with Biodiversity Net Gain details required by planning permission 24/00490/FP

  16 Sep 2025 108m away
• 21/00597/FPH Granted

  422 Canterbury Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4EA

  Single storey rear extension

  25 May 2021 215m away Householder
• 26/00412/FP Granted

  455 Canterbury Way Stevenage Herts SG1 4EQ

  Retrospective application to regularise the change of use from public amenity land to residential land and retain the erection of timber fencing

  26 May 2026 247m away Full applications
• 26/00394/FPH Granted

  373 Ripon Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4LU

  Erection of single storey rear extension and raising of brickwork for store conversion. Garden shed to front.

  15 May 2026 254m away Householder
• 26/00388/FPH Granted

  48 Tamar Close Stevenage Herts SG1 6AS

  Single storey side extension

  14 May 2026 346m away Householder
• 21/00646/FP Granted

  Land Adjacent To 32 Chester Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4LE

  Change of use of public amenity land to private residential land and enclosure with 2m high fencing

  7 Jun 2021 346m away Full applications

• 26/00475/HPA Granted

  148 Leaves Spring Stevenage Herts SG2 9BG

  Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height will be 3m and the height of the eaves will be 3m

  23 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00537/HPA Awaiting decision

  39 Bedwell Crescent Stevenage Herts SG1 1LU

  Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.40m, for which the maximum height will be 2.90m and the height of the eaves will be 2.90m

  23 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00465/HPA Granted

  41 Valley Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9AD

  Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00m for which the maximum height will be 3.40m and the height of the eaves will be 3.00m

  18 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00413/HPA Granted

  22 Lawrence Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 3JX

  Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height will be 3m and the height of the eaves will be 3m

  27 May 2026 Prior approval
• 24/00693/HPA Refused

  151 Hydean Way Stevenage Herts SG2 9YA

  Single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00 metres, for which the maximum height will be 2.80 meters and the height of the eaves will be 2.64 meters

  27 Sep 2024 Prior approval