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Unit 2, Bowman Trading Estate Bessemer Drive Stevenage Herts

25/00827/FPApp. for Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 9 January 2026

Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of an additional floor to the existing two-storey office building together with a two-storey side and front extension and associated internal alterations, to provide a lift, toilet facilities and additional training rooms

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Symonds Green
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a front extension at Unit 2, Bowman Trading Estate Bessemer Drive Stevenage Herts. Stevenage has handled 865 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Stevenage's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Symonds Green.

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

Application type
App. for Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
To Follow

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Consultation expiry
9 December 2025
Consultation start
18 November 2025
Consultation end
9 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
18 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
9 December 2025
Last date for comments
9 December 2025
Target decision date
12 January 2026
Permission expires
9 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
MANU DESIGN LIMITED 24 Chapman Crescent Harrow HA3 0TE

Planning decision

Case officer
Linda Sparrow
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14489980
Documents
10
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage+1 more
  • 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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