The Oval Stevenage Herts SG1 5LW
Proposal
Hybrid application for the comprehensive redevelopment of land at The Oval comprising: an Outline Application for a mixed use development on parcels A,B and D to include 250 dwellings, 1200sqm of mixed commercial (Class E), Parking and public realm improvements including a New Market Square, up to 2650sqm of retail (Class E) and 220sqm mixed use (Class E and Sui Generis) and parking on Parcel C, and a Full Application for the Construction of 91 dwellings and shared communal facilities for Independent Living (Parcel E), community building including place of worship and public realm (Parcel F)
- Received
- 22 December 2023
- Decided
- 23 June 2025 · Grant Planning Permission
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 6
- Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- Ward
- To Follow
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- ReceivedReceived22 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Dec
- Consult.Consultation9 Jul
- TargetTarget Date22 Mar
- DecidedDecided23 Jun
Decided in 549 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application at The Oval Stevenage Herts SG1 5LW. Stevenage has handled 865 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 549 days, 71 weeks longer than Stevenage's median. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across To Follow. We hold 978 applications in total for the SG1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Stevenage
- Brownfield land register: The Oval Neighbourhood CentreRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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- Ion Acoustics Limited · Named in the conditions: Noise Assessment
- 10.4 miHarpendenRTPI
- 14.2 miBishop's Stortford
- 17.7 miBedfordRTPI
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