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3 Chestnut Walk Stevenage Herts SG1 4DD

23/00777/FPHHouseholder ApplicationsApproved
Householder

Approved on 11 December 2023

Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey rear extension and external alterations to existing dormer windows

Received
20 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Woodfield
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.30 Nov
  4. Target15 Dec
  5. Decided11 Dec

Decided in 52 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 3 Chestnut Walk Stevenage Herts SG1 4DD. Stevenage has handled 865 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Stevenage's typical decision time. The site is in the St Nicholas's and Rectory Lane conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Woodfield. We hold 993 applications in total for the SG1 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Stevenage Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SG1 4DD
Application type
Householder Applications
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 October 2023
Consultation expiry
30 November 2023
Consultation start
9 November 2023
Consultation end
30 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start
23 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
13 November 2023
Last date for comments
30 November 2023
Target decision date
15 December 2023
Permission expires
11 December 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Be Informed! 8 Broadmeadow Ride Hitchin SG4 7ST

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 October 2023
Advertisement expiry
16 November 2023
Site notice start
25 October 2023
Site notice end
15 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12544149
Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St. Nicholas / Rectory Lane Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 85Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Rectory Lane and St Nicholas
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    11 Feb

    Non-material amendment to planning approval 23/00777/FPH

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment25/00120/NMA
  2. 2023
    20 Oct

    Single storey rear extension and external alterations to existing dormer windows

    This applicationApprovedFull23/00777/FPH

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