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Public Conveniences, Market Square, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3UU

3/14/0775/FPFull ApplicationPending Decision
Full

Proposal

Alterations to the existing Market Square toilets and creation of a roof terrace above for use by adjacent cafe at 12 Market Square.

Received
29 April 2014
Decided
30 June 2014 · Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bishops Stortford - Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated9 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Jun

Decided in 52 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in East Hertfordshire80% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Public Conveniences, Market Square, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3UU. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,265 applications of this type and approves 78% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 62 days, 3 days longer than East Hertfordshire's median. The site is in the Bishop's Stortford conservation area, with 19 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,067 applications in total for the CM23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
3/14/0775/FP
Address
Public Conveniences, Market Square, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3UU
Postcode
CM23 3UU
Local Authority
East Hertfordshire
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Bishops Stortford - Central
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Bishop's Stortford Town Council, The Old Monastery, Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2ND

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 April 2014
Consultation Expiry
19 June 2014
Date Decided
30 June 2014
Date Validated
9 May 2014
Date Submitted
29 April 2014
Committee Meeting
6 March 2018
Decision Issued
3 July 2014

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decided By
Delegated Decision

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
19 June 2014

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-03342007
Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
9
Coordinates
51.870830, 0.158759
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: East Hertfordshire

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Associated applications

  1. 2016
    18 Nov

    Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 4 (Proposed Balustrade) of LPA approval 3/14/0775/FP

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)3/16/2581/VAR
  2. 2014
    29 Apr

    Alterations to the existing Market Square toilets and creation of a roof terrace above for use by adjacent…

    This applicationApprovedFull3/14/0775/FP

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bishop's Stortford
  • Listed building: Grade II: 6, Market StreetOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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