27/27A, Northgate End, Bishops Stortford

3/03/2204/OPOutline ApplicationApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 16 January 2004

Council decision: Grant Plan Permission w CondsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Residential development of 5 houses following demolition of existing buildings

Received: 12 November 2003
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: East Hertfordshire District Council
Ward: Bishops Stortford - Meads

ReceivedReceived12 Nov
ValidatedValidated12 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided16 Jan

Decided in 65 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at 27/27A, Northgate End, Bishops Stortford. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,009 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days. The site is in the Bishop's Stortford conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

79% of outline applications at East Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Outline Application
Parish: Bishops Stortford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 November 2003
Consultation expiry: 25 December 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 5, Observation Court, 84 Princess Street, Ipswich, IP1 1RY

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 25 December 2003

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 0
Constraints: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Bishop's Stortford
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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2 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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