Public Conveniences, Market Square, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3UU
Proposal
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 4 (Proposed Balustrade) of LPA approval 3/14/0775/FP: Alterations to the existing Market Square toilets and creation of a roof terrace above for use by adjacent cafe at 12 Market Square - Change from approved glazed balustrading to black metal balustrading, additional metal balustrading at ground floor and lowering of parapet walls.
- Received
- 18 November 2016
- Decided
- 12 January 2017 · Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Bishops Stortford - Central
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details
This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated18 Nov
- Consult.Consultation29 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided12 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
This is an application to vary a condition at Public Conveniences, Market Square, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3UU. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,312 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 9 days quicker 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
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: East Hertfordshire
Track this application
Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.
Get email alerts near CM23
New planning applications delivered to your inbox weekly.
Associated applications
- 201618 Nov
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 4 (Proposed Balustrade) of LPA approval 3/14/0775/FP
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)3/16/2581/VAR - 201429 Apr
Alterations to the existing Market Square toilets and creation of a roof terrace above for use by adjacent…
ApprovedFull ApplicationPart of3/14/0775/FP
Planning constraints
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 (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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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 2026-10-09. 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.
What's been approved on your street?
See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.