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30 Northgate End Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2EU

3/15/2526/FULFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 17 February 2016

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from former Car Showroom (Sui Generis) to A1/A5 (retail/hot food takeaway). Alterations to shop front, new extract ventilation system and condenser units.

Received
18 December 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
35
Ward
Bishops Stortford - Meads
  1. Received18 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 30 Northgate End Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2EU. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days. The site is in the Bishop's Stortford conservation area. There have been 3 other applications 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
23 December 2015
Consultation expiry
28 January 2016
Last date for comments
17 February 2016
Committee meeting
2 January 2018

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
28 January 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04708613
Documents
11
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    9 Feb

    Discharge of conditions 3, 7 and 8 of planning permission 3/16/2453/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsX/18/0062/CND
  2. 2016
    2 Nov

    Demolition of existing commercial brick structure. Proposed new building incorporating 4 residential units…

    ApprovedFull Application3/16/2453/FUL
  3. 2015
    1 Sep

    Demoltion of existing car showroom, redevelopment to include a single A1, A2 or A3 use, 4no. flats and…

    RefusedFull Application3/15/1801/FUL
  4. 2014
    20 Jun

    2 no. fascia signs (illuminated) and 1 no. projecting sign (illuminated)

    RefusedAdvertisement consent3/14/1132/AD
  5. 2014
    22 Apr

    Change of use from Car Showroom (Sui Generis) to A5 (hot food takeaway), new shopfront and extract and…

    RefusedFull Application3/14/0739/FP

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