Martins Wood planning approval rate
Martins Wood ward in Stevenage has a 93.2% approval rate based on 162 planning decisions. Stevenage overall: 93.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
93.2%
ward approval rate
162
Decisions
151
Approved
11
Refused
93.8%
Stevenage average
Martins Wood is broadly in line with the Stevenage average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Martins Wood compares
Martins Wood ward
93.2%
Stevenage overall
93.8%
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Recent decisions in Martins Wood
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for house of multiple occupation · Wed 11 Feb 2026
Single storey rear extension · Wed 26 Nov 2025
Conversion of garage into a habitable room, including the replacement of the gar · Tue 16 Sep 2025
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) conversion of garage to habitable spac · Tue 19 Aug 2025
Conversion and extension to existing garage to form new outbuilding · Tue 08 Jul 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Stevenage
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,606 decisions.