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Land Between Farnham Road & Hazel End Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 1JJ

3/13/0886/OPOutline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 1 June 2016

Council decision: Grant Plan Permission w CondsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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Proposal

Urban extension comprising 329 new dwellings (of a range of sizes, types and tenures, including affordable housing), including a site for a one-form entry primary school, and public open and amenity space, together with associated landscaping, access, highways (including footpaths and cycleways), parking, drainage (including a foul water pumping station), utilities and service infrastructure works

Received
23 May 2013
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
21
Ward
Bishop's Stortford North
Agent
JB Planning Associates
  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated23 May
  3. Consult.2 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 1105 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for an extension at Land Between Farnham Road & Hazel End Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 1JJ. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,009 applications of this type. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 141 applications across Bishop's Stortford North. We hold 3,123 applications in total for the CM23 postcode area.

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

Postcode
CM23 1JJ
Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
329
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 May 2013
Consultation expiry
4 June 2015
Last date for comments
2 June 2016
Committee meeting
26 April 2018

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
JB Planning Associates
Agent address
Chells Manor House, Chells Lane, Stevenage, SG2 7AA

Planning decision

Case officer
.

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 June 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02559495
Documents
222
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2021
    3 Jun

    The realignment of the boundary wall to Plot 98 as a Non-Material Amendment to planning approval 3/17/1716/REM

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment3/21/1497/NMA
  2. 2020
    13 Aug

    Discharge condition 16 (review of transport impacts) attached to 3/13/0886/OP

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsX/20/0344/CND
  3. 2019
    22 Aug

    Discharge condition 27 (water conservation) attached to 3/13/0886/OP

    Condition partially dischargedDischarge of conditionsX/19/0390/CND
  4. 2019
    28 May

    Discharge condition 16 (review of transport impacts) attached to 3/13/0886/OP

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsX/19/0255/CND
  5. 2018
    19 May

    Discharge conditions 26 (archaeoloigcal work) and 30 (piling works) attached to 3/13/0886/OP

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsX/18/0220/CND
  6. 2017
    21 Jul

    Reserved matters relating to Phase B housing development for 128 dwellings, including details of access…

    ApprovedReserved mattersRelated3/17/1716/REM
  7. 2016
    31 May

    Application for approval of reserved matters for 3/13/0886/OP

    ApprovedReserved mattersRelated3/16/1251/REM
  8. 2016
    27 May

    Amendment to approved access in outline permission 3/13/0886/OP

    ApprovedFull ApplicationRelated3/16/1252/FUL
  9. 2013
    23 May

    Urban extension comprising 329 new dwellings (of a range of sizes, types and tenures, including affordable…

    This applicationApprovedOutline3/13/0886/OP

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    3 Nov

    Discharge of Condition 16 (SuDS management and maintainence plan) attached to 3/18/0652/OUT

    PendingDischarge of conditionsX/26/0485/CND
  2. 2020
    14 Jan

    A non-material amendment to planning consent 3/16/1897/REM

    ApprovedNon-material amendment3/20/0065/NMA
  3. 2019
    11 Jun

    Residential development for 50 dwellings comprising one to four bedroom dwellings, including affordable…

    ApprovedMajor Full Application3/19/1237/FUL
  4. 2019
    23 Apr

    Screening Opinion for Residential development for 50 dwellings comprising of one to four bedroom dwellings…

    ApprovedScreening Opinion3/19/0847/SCREEN
  5. 2016
    18 Aug

    Reserved matters relating to Phase A housing development for 69 dwellings and 22 affordable units, to include…

    ApprovedReserved matters3/16/1897/REM
  6. 2013
    16 Aug

    Urban extension comprising 329 new dwellings (of a range of sizes, types and tenures, including affordable…

    RefusedOutline Application3/13/1501/OP

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