New housing in Stevenage Borough Council
We read Stevenage Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 9,174 of its planning applications going back to 2001, and 37 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 78% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below 85%, so it must add a 20% buffer to its housing land supply.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 78% (2025): buffer
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 9,174
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 39 | 29 | 4 |
| 2024 | 63 | 57 | 3 |
| 2023 | 39 | 29 | 7 |
| 2022 | 43 | 37 | 4 |
| 2021 | 72 | 45 | 16 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Land South Of A602/Land East Of Bragbury End Stevenage Herts SG2 8TH Full planning permission for the construction of the spine road, site accesses from the A602 and ancillary works. Outline planning permission for up to 500 dwelling units (including affordable housing and self-build… 25/00620/OPM | At appeal | 13 Aug 2025 |
| 442 | Land To The North Of Stevenage Off North Road And Weston Road Stevenage Herts SG1 4DE Application for approval of reserved matters (layout, landscaping, scale, and appearance) for residential development of 442 no. residential units comprising Phase 2 pursuant to Outline permission 17/00862/OPM. 23/00890/RMM | Approved | 22 Nov 2023 |
| 322 | 7 The Forum Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1ES Demolition and redevelopment of existing former BHS building to create 21 storey building comprising of ground floor commercial space and 322 residential dwellings with associated infrastructure including amenity space… 26/00098/OP | At appeal | 9 Mar 2026 |
| 250 | The Oval Stevenage Herts SG1 5LW Hybrid application for the comprehensive redevelopment of land at The Oval comprising: an Outline Application for a mixed use development on parcels A,B and D to include 250 dwellings, 1200sqm of mixed commercial (Class… 23/00954/FPM | Approved | 22 Dec 2023 |
| 79 | Mozart Court Fairview Road Stevenage Herts Demolition of existing buildings and construction of accommodation for older people, comprising 79no. apartments and associated works. 25/00457/FPM | Approved | 18 Jun 2025 |
| 38 | Land At Redcar Drive Stevenage Herts SG1 2EN Erection of 38 no. dwellings with associated road, parking, green spaces and ancillary works. 24/00058/FPM | Approved | 30 Jan 2024 |
| 26 | 40 - 60 Queensway Town Centre Stevenage Herts SG1 1EE Change of use of part of ground floor retail unit (46 Queensway), second floor office units (40-56 Queensway) from Use Class (E) to residential Use Class (C3) to provide 26 flats. Extension of two additional storeys and… 25/00854/FPM | At appeal | 27 Nov 2025 |
| 24 | Walpole Court Blenheim Way Stevenage Herts SG2 8TZ Demolition of existing Walpole Court sheltered living accommodation and associated bungalows and construction of 24no. dwellings with associated road and vehicle access, car parking, garden areas and ancillary works 24/00047/FPM | Approved | 26 Jan 2024 |
| 15 | Abbeyfield 2 Pound Avenue Stevenage Herts SG1 3JA Demolition of existing care home and erection of 15 no. flats, extended dropped kerb, associated parking and ancillary works 24/00451/FPM | Approved | 3 Jul 2024 |
| 12 | Land At St. Margarets Stevenage Herts SG2 8RF Outline permission for redevelopment of the site to create up to 12 residential dwellings (C3), with associated pedestrian and vehicular access (all matters reserved except access) 26/00575/OPM | At appeal | 30 Jul 2026 |
Towns and villages
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Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Stevenage Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.