30, Northgate End, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2EU
Refused on 20 August 2014
Council decision: RefusePlanning committee
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Proposal
Change of use from Car Showroom (Sui Generis) to A5 (hot food takeaway), new shopfront and extract and ventilation system
- Received
- 22 April 2014
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- Bishops Stortford - Meads
- ReceivedReceived22 Apr
- ValidatedValidated12 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided20 Aug
Decided in 100 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 30, Northgate End, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2EU. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 8 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Bishop's Stortford conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,123 applications in total for the CM23 postcode area.
80% of full 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 2EU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 May 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 12 June 2014
- Committee meeting
- 20 August 2014
- Decision issued
- 21 August 2014
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 10, Green Fold, Abbey Hey, Manchester, M18 8RJ
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 June 2014
Appeal
- Appeal status
- Appeal decided
- Appeal result
- Appeal Dismissed
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Bishop's Stortford
- Brownfield land register: 8 & 10 Rye Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2HGRegister site at or near this address
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 (20)
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 and heritage coasts.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20162 Nov
Demolition of existing commercial brick structure. Proposed new building incorporating 4 residential units…
ApprovedFull Application3/16/2453/FUL - 201518 Dec
Change of use from former Car Showroom (Sui Generis) to A1/A5 (retail/hot food takeaway). Alterations to shop…
RefusedFull Application3/15/2526/FUL - 20151 Sep
Demoltion of existing car showroom, redevelopment to include a single A1, A2 or A3 use, 4no. flats and…
RefusedFull Application3/15/1801/FUL - 201420 Jun
2 no. fascia signs (illuminated) and 1 no. projecting sign (illuminated)
RefusedAdvertisement consent3/14/1132/AD
Source: East Hertfordshire
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