Permitted development inStevenage

Where Stevenage Borough Council has removed or restricted permitted development rights — conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed buildings — and how to check your own house.

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Conservation areas

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Article 4 directions

Sep 2026

Data updated

7 conservation areas

Article 4 directions in Stevenage

These remove specific permitted development rights in defined areas. Check whether your street is inside one before relying on the national limits.

  • SOLAR HOUSE Kings Way Stevenage SG1 2UAHouseholder works2026
  • UNIT 17 Wedgwood Gate Stevenage SG1 4SUHouseholder works2026
  • UNIT 21 Wedgwood Gate Stevenage SG1 4SUHouseholder works2026
  • UNIT 25 Wedgwood Gate Stevenage SG1 4SUHouseholder works2026
  • Unit B Argyle Gate Argyle Way StevenageHouseholder works2026
  • 1 VIEWPOINT Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • 10 Eastman Way SG1 4SZCheck with the council2026
  • 2 Viewpoint Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • 3 Parsons Green Estate Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QGCheck with the council2026
  • 3 VIEWPOINT Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • 4 VIEWPOINT Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • 5-6 Cartwright Road Stevenage SG1 4QJCheck with the council2026
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  • 6 Viewpoint Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • 7 Viewpoint Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • 8 Viewpoint Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • 9 Eastman Way Stevenage SG1 4SZCheck with the council2026
  • Abel Smith House Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2STCheck with the council2026
  • Aston House Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QXCheck with the council2026
  • Avnet House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EFCheck with the council2026
  • Balbir House VISHKARMA PARK Norton Green Road StevenageCheck with the council2026
  • Bedford House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EFCheck with the council2026
  • Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QLCheck with the council2026
  • Britannia House Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QXCheck with the council2026
  • Cagex House Leyden Road Stevenage SG1 2BPCheck with the council2026
  • Cambridge House Campus 6 Caxton Way StevenageCheck with the council2026
  • Cambridge House Campus 6 Caxton Way Stevenage SG1 2XDCheck with the council2026
  • Cavendish Road Stevenage SG1 2DYCheck with the council2026
  • Cavendish Road Stevenage SG1 2ETCheck with the council2026
  • Cavendish Road Stevenage SG1 2ETCheck with the council2026
  • CAXTON POINT Caxton Way StevenageCheck with the council2026
  • Comark House Gunnels Wood Industrial Estate Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2TACheck with the council2026
  • Crompton Road Stevenage SG1 2EECheck with the council2026
  • Crompton Road Stevenage SG1 2EECheck with the council2026
  • Crompton Road Stevenage SG1 2EECheck with the council2026
  • ELOPAK HOUSE Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EF vvvvvvCheck with the council2026
  • Essex House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EFCheck with the council2026
  • Farnham House Six Hills Way Stevenage SG1 2FQCheck with the council2026
  • Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2ASCheck with the council2026
  • HADEN HOUSE ARGYLE WAY Stevenage SG1 2ADCheck with the council2026
  • Hertford House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EFCheck with the council2026
  • Middlesex House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EFCheck with the council2026
  • Niall House Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QXCheck with the council2026
  • Phosphor Technology Norton Park Norton Road Stevenage SG1 2BBCheck with the council2026
  • Redemption House Gunnels Wood ParkCheck with the council2026
  • Robertson House Six Hills Way Stevenage SG1 2STCheck with the council2026
  • Room S 4 Business And Technology Centre Bessemer Drive Stevenage SG1 2DXCheck with the council2026
  • SIX HILLS COURT Norton Green Road Stevenage SG1 2BACheck with the council2026
  • Six Hills Way Stevenage SG1 2DHCheck with the council2026
  • Solutions House Crompton Road StevenageCheck with the council2026
  • STERLING COURT Norton Road Stevenage SG1 2JYCheck with the council2026
  • Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2FXCheck with the council2026
  • Stevenage Glass Co Cavendish Road Stevenage SG1 2EUCheck with the council2026
  • Sycamore House Leyden Road Stevenage SG1 2BPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 1 Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QXCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 1 Centric Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2ZBCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 1 EMS House Bowman Trading Estate Bessemer Drive Stevenage SG1 2DLCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 1 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • UNIT 1 HYATT TRADING ESTATE Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 1-2 Gunnels Wood Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2BHCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 10 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 11 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 11 HYATT TRADING ESTATE Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 11 Parsons Green Estate Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QGCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 12 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • UNIT 12 IO CENTRE Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2BDCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 13 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 14 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 15 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 15 Parsons Green Estate Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QGCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 16 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 16-17 Gunnels Wood Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2BHCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 17 Bowman Trading Estate Bessemer Drive Stevenage SG1 2DLCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 17 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 18 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2 Arlington Court Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FSCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2 Cartwright RoadCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2 Caxton Place Caxton Way Stevenage SG1 2UGCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2 Caxton Way Stevenage SG1 2DFCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2 Modular Business Park Norton Road Stevenage SG1 2FZCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2 Wedgwood Court Stevenage SG1 4QRCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 2-4 Centric Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2BHCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 21 Gunnels Wood Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2BHCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 22 Boulton Road Stevenage SG1 4QXCheck with the council2026
  • UNIT 28 WEDGWOOD WAY Stevenage SG1 4QTCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 29 WEDGWOOD WAY Stevenage SG1 4QTCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 3 Arlington Court Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FSCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 3 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 3 Modular Business Park Norton Road Stevenage SG1 2FZCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 3 The Orbital Centre Cockerell Close Stevenage SG1 2NBCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 3 Wedgwood Court Stevenage SG1 4QRCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 3-4 Gunnels Wood Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2BHCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 4 Access Business Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2GRCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 4 Arlington Court Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FSCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 4 Bowman Trading Estate Bessemer Drive Stevenage SG1 2DLCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 4 Caxton Place Caxton Way Stevenage SG1 2UFCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 4 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 4 Modular Business Park Norton Road Stevenage SG1 2FZCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 5 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 5 Leyden Road Stevenage SG1 2BWCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 6 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 6 HYATT TRADING ESTATE Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 6 Leyden Road Stevenage SG1 2BWCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 7 Arlington Court Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FSCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 7 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 7 IO CENTRE Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2BDCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 8 Arlington Court Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FSCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 8 Fulton Close Stevenage SG1 2AFCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 8 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 8 Leyden Road Stevenage SG1 2BWCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 8-9 Gunnels Wood Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2BHCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 9 Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 9 HYATT TRADING ESTATE Babbage Road Stevenage SG1 2EQCheck with the council2026
  • UNIT 9 IO CENTRE Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2BDCheck with the council2026
  • Unit 9 Leyden Road Stevenage SG1 2BWCheck with the council2026
  • Unit B Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit C Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit D Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit F Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit G Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit H Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit J Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit K Gateway 1000 Arlington Business Park Whittle Way Stevenage SG1 2FPCheck with the council2026
  • Unit N-O Gunnels Wood Park Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2BHCheck with the council2026
  • Wiltron House Rutherford Close Stevenage SG1 2EFCheck with the council2026
  • StevenageCheck with the council2017
  • Telecommunications Mast 73105 Stevenage Borough Council Depot Cavendish Road StevenageChange of use2026

From planning.data.gov.uk, Sep 2026. Councils publish at different levels of detail — confirm the scope of any direction with Stevenage Borough Council.

Conservation areas

Each links to its own page: boundary map, what it changes, and the council’s appraisal.

What you can build in Stevenage

The national limits for a semi-detached house with full permitted development rights. Inside a conservation area or Article 4 area, some of these need planning permission.

Getting a Lawful Development Certificate from Stevenage Borough Council

Apply through the Planning Portal. Decisions usually take up to 8 weeks. Your report tells you whether you need one — and includes the drawings checklist.

Stevenage Borough Council website ↗
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