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16 Willows Link Stevenage Herts SG2 8AR

25/00797/FPApp. for Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 20 January 2026

Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of Use from Class (E) (Cafe) use to Class (F1) (Non-residential and learning).

Received
31 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Roebuck
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.24 Nov
  4. Target26 Dec
  5. Decided20 Jan

Decided in 81 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 16 Willows Link Stevenage Herts SG2 8AR. Stevenage has handled 865 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 5 weeks longer than Stevenage's typical decision time. The site is in the Broadwater (Marymead) conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Roebuck. 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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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2025
Consultation expiry
28 November 2025
Consultation start
3 November 2025
Consultation end
24 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
3 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
24 November 2025
Last date for comments
28 November 2025
Target decision date
26 December 2025
Permission expires
20 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Aliya Muskaan Khalil
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
7 November 2025
Site notice end
28 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14451207
Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Broadwater Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Broadwater, South east of Stevenage area
  • Brownfield land register: Marymead Neighbourhood CentreRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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