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1 Park Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8PX

25/00718/FPApp. for Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 16 January 2026

Council decision: Refusal of Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Use of existing annexe as separate dwelling use class (C3)

Received
29 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Longmeadow
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.12 Dec
  4. Target24 Nov
  5. Decided16 Jan

Decided in 109 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 1 Park Close Stevenage Herts SG2 8PX. Stevenage has handled 865 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 9 weeks longer than Stevenage's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Longmeadow. We hold 1,262 applications in total for the SG2 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal fails to demonstrate that adequate provision for car parking can be provided on site for the proposed dwelling in accordance with the Council's standards set out in the Parking Provision and Sustainable Transport Supplementary Planning Document (2020). The proposal would, therefore be likely to result in on street parking on the main carriageway, to the detriment of highway safety and neighbour amenity, contrary to Policy IT5 of the Stevenage Borough Local Plan 2011 to 2031 (adopted 2019), and the Council's Parking Provision and Sustainable Transport SPD (2025), the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and Planning Practice Guidance.
  2. The vehicle-to-vehicle inter-visibility associated with the site has not been adequately demonstrated. Additionally, no details have been provided to demonstrate that vehicles can enter and exit in forward gear. Due to the lack of this visibility, vehicles leaving the site would come into conflict with users of the Park Close cul-de-sac, thereby causing interference to the safe and free flow of traffic on the highway. The development is, therefore, contrary to Policy IT5 of the Stevenage Borough Local Plan 2011 to 2031 (adopted 2019), and the Council's Parking Provision and Sustainable Transport SPD (2025), the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and Planning Practice Guidance.
  3. By virtue of the scale of the proposed converted dwelling, together with the spatial constraints of the site, the development would result in a cramped, contrived and poorly integrated form of back land development and result in inadequate amenity for occupiers of both dwellings at no.1 Park Close and the proposed new dwelling. The development is, therefore, contrary to Policy GD1(e) of the Stevenage Borough Local Plan 2011 to 2031 (adopted 2019).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG2 8PX
Application type
App. for Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
To Follow

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2025
Consultation expiry
12 December 2025
Consultation start
21 November 2025
Consultation end
12 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
21 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
12 December 2025
Last date for comments
12 December 2025
Target decision date
24 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Ram Design 9 Howarde Court Stevenage Herts SG1 3DF

Planning decision

Case officer
Aliya Muskaan Khalil
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14361010
Documents
19
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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