Change of Use (Residential) approval rate in Stevenage
Stevenage approved 93.6% of change of use (residential) applications, based on 295 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
93.6%
change of use (residential) approval rate
295
Change of Use (Residential) decisions
276
Approved
19
Refused
94.0%
Stevenage overall
Change of Use (Residential) applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Stevenage average (94.0%).
How change of use (residential) compares in Stevenage
Change of Use (Residential)
93.6%
Stevenage all applications
94.0%
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Other project types in Stevenage
94.0%
92.1%
95.8%
91.6%
88.1%
98.4%
90.5%
91.1%
96.3%
92.2%
98.9%
90.9%
73.3%