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37 Chancellors Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AP

26/00197/FPApp. for Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 5 August 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from dwelling Class (C3) to dwelling Class (C2) for the care of children and young adults up to the age of 25

Received
2 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
72
Ward
Woodfield
  1. Received2 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.13 Jul
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 127 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 37 Chancellors Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4AP. Stevenage has handled 865 applications of this type. This one was decided in 156 days, 15 weeks longer than Stevenage's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Woodfield. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development would give rise to noise and disturbance, for which no effective mitigation has been secured or demonstrated to be achievable. The application further fails to contain sufficient information to enable a full assessment of those impacts. The proposed development would accordingly result in an unacceptable adverse impact on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and would harm the tranquillity of the wider area. It is therefore contrary to Policies GD1 and FP7 of the Stevenage Borough Local Plan 2011-2031 and to the objectives of Chapters 12 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  2. The proposed development would fail to provide a safe and secure environment for its future occupiers, resulting in increased opportunities for crime and the fear of crime, to the detriment of the quality of life of occupiers and users of the surrounding area. It is therefore contrary to Policy GD1 of the Stevenage Borough Local Plan 2011-2031 and to the objectives of Chapters 8 and 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
  3. In the absence of an appropriate parking management plan, the proposed development would be likely to give rise to overspill and inconsiderate parking on surrounding streets, resulting in an unacceptable impact on highway safety. It is therefore contrary to Policy IT4 of the Stevenage Borough Local Plan 2011-2031 and to the objectives of Chapter 9 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SG1 4AP
Application type
App. for Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Parish
To Follow

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
24 April 2026
Consultation start
31 March 2026
Consultation end
13 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
1 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 April 2026
Last date for comments
24 April 2026
Target decision date
26 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
CROE Architects Suite 10 18 Walsworth Road Hitchin SG4 9SP

Planning decision

Case officer
Aliya Muskaan Khalil
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14671680
Documents
8
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Stevenage
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 14Part of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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