Planning application
8 Turton Place Stevenage Herts SG1 4XE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of single garage to sensory room
As published by the council, reference 26/00600/FPH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00600/FPH
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- SG1 4XE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Stevenage
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 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 156 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Stevenage for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Stevenage is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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My daughter has autism and masks heavily at school. A lot of her frustrations are felt at home. Sienna masks heavily at school and needs a safe space to regulate. When we bought the house we did so on the provison we could convert the garage to a sensory room. The developer agreed to this before the purchase but the surveyer said we need to check if an article 4 direction has been used to remove permitted development rights. If there is anyway anyone could get back to me as soon as possible as we are very much in urgent need of this and were hoping this would be completed before the summer holidays as the building works would be dangerous around Sienna so it needs to be done whilst she was at school. We didnt realise we would need to do this part. My husband did send an email on Monday but didnt explain it properly. Our drive can also fir 3 cars on as we have done many times.
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