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Planning Policy Consultations

Posted on 25 Oct 2024

Open Consultations

The council is conducting two separate consultations on the following:

  • Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) and;
  • Community Infrastructure Preliminary Draft Charges.

Both consultations close on the 24 November 2024.

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

Supplementary Planning Documents support the strategic and detailed policies in the Stevenage Borough Local Plan (SBLP). The SPDs are designed to set out more detail for how development is carried out.

We are consulting on the following SPDs

The Impact of Development on Biodiversity SPD will be removed from our suite of SPDs - Please view the revocation statement.

We have produced a booklet to help explain why we are reviewing them and what specific changes we are making.

This consultation closes on 24 November 2024

To review, comment and find out more on the documents, please visit our consultation website using the button below.

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Community Infrastructure Levy

The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge that a Local Authority can apply to developers who are constructing additional floorspace. CIL money that is collected by an authority can be spent on infrastructure which is necessary to support proposed growth in their area. This consultation is your opportunity to have a say on the proposed CIL charges.

The documents to review and assist with your comments are found below:

This consultation closes on 24 November 2024

To review and comment on the proposed charges, please visit our consultation website using the button below.

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More information on CIL can be found on the council’s Community Infrastructure Levy web page.

Closed Consultations

Stevenage Local Plan Partial Review and Update 2024 consultation

The Stevenage Borough Local Plan was adopted on 22 May 2019. The Plan is the key planning policy document setting a vision for the future development of Stevenage. It looks to guide development and covers areas like housing, the built and natural environment, infrastructure, businesses, open spaces and more.

The Local Plan Review, at this stage, consists of a Partial Review and Update of the Stevenage Borough Local Plan.

This consultation closed on 15 August 2024.

To view a simple explainer of the Local Plan which explains what the Local Plan is, what changes are being made to it and help on your response, download the review document below.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Stevenage Cycle Hire Consultation

This consultation closed on 24 September 2023.

We are working with the Stevenage community and businesses to introduce a Stevenage Cycle Share Scheme.

The Stevenage Cycle Share Scheme aims to transform travel across Stevenage, making active travel the number one choice for travelling to work, educational facilities, and shopping as well as for leisure and visiting family and friends.

Our objectives:

  • Encourage a change in the way we use local transport by providing an efficient complement to public transport
  • Offer an alternative to driving for short trips, reducing congestion and air pollution
  • Make cycle share available to the public at a low cost
  • Improve access to jobs, education, and amenities with “first/last mile” connectivity
  • Increased number of people cycling, leading to improved health and wellbeing

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Stevenage Station Gateway Area Action Plan Consultation

Stevenage Gateway Area Action Plan Consultation

Consultation for the Area Action Plan was held from 30 January to 18 March.
As part of the regeneration of the town, the area around the Railway Station bounded by the railway tracks and Lytton Way has been identified as a key site for new development and change.

An Area Action Plan aims to:

  • provide specific guidance on how new developments and changes to local spaces can be made, reflecting the unique circumstances of the area
  • help to overcome the challenges the area faces, now and in the future
  • ensure that changes benefit the community and act as a catalyst for developers interested in supporting this important part of planning policy

This consultation closed on Saturday 18 March. Documents relating to the consultation are available to view below.

If you have any queries regarding this consultation, please do not hesitate to contact the Planning Policy Team, planningpolicy@stevenage.gov.uk.