The Cromwell Hotel 25 - 27 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3AZ
Approved on 14 July 2026
Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions
Proposal
Works to boundary to create a new crossover, new vehicular access including boundary treatment
- Received
- 15 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- Ward
- Old Town
- ReceivedReceived15 Oct
- ValidatedValidated15 Oct
- Consult.Consultation15 Jun
- TargetTarget Date15 Jul
- DecidedDecided14 Jul
Decided in 272 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The Cromwell Hotel 25 - 27 High Street Stevenage Herts SG1 3AZ. Stevenage has handled 865 applications of this type. This one was decided in 272 days, 32 weeks longer than Stevenage's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Town High Street conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Old Town. We hold 991 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 3AZ
- Application type
- App. for Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- To Follow
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 13 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 15 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 16 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 4 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 15 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- Papa Architects Woodgate Studios 2-8 Games Road Barnet London EN4 9HN
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mrs Ailsa Davis
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 23 October 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 13 November 2025
- Site notice start
- 12 November 2025
- Site notice end
- 3 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14410033
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Old Town High Street Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Stevenage
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202625 Sep
Non-material amendment to planning permission reference 25/00750/FP
Non-Material Amendment AgreedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/00705/NMA - 202515 Oct
Works to boundary to create a new crossover, new vehicular access including boundary treatment
This applicationApprovedFull25/00750/FP
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202616 Jan
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Materials) and 5 (Cladding, Doors and Cornices) attached to planning permission…
Discharge Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions26/00091/COND - 202524 Oct
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Soft Landscaping); 11 (Biodiversity Gain Plan); and 12 (Habitat Management and…
Discharge Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions25/00774/COND - 202524 Oct
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) attached to planning permission reference number…
Discharge Planning ConditionsDischarge of conditions25/00773/COND - 202410 Dec
Construction of a new "orangery" style extension, associated landscaping, access and parking amendments
ApprovedApp. for Full Planning Permission24/00863/FP - 202410 Dec
Construction of a new "orangery" style extension, associated landscaping, access and parking amendments.
ApprovedListed building consent24/00864/LB
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