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Bishops Stortford Goods Yard Station Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3BL

3/17/2588/OUTOutline ApplicationPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

A hybrid planning application for the comprehensive redevelopment of the 5.82 ha Goods Yard site for mixed use purposes comprising - 586 residential units (Use Class C3); 3,004sqm of office floorspace (Use Class B1); 1,001sqm of retail floorspace (Use Class A1-A4); 491sqm of dual / alternative use retail and health care floorspace (Use Classes A1-A4 / D1); 85 bed hotel (Use Class C1); a care home comprising up to 55 units (Use Class C2); a new link road through the site connecting Station Road /Dane Street with London Road; two multi-storey station car parks (966 spaces); new cycle parking; car parking for the residential development; improvements to the Bishops Stortford transport interchange; new and altered access points from the adopted highway network; and associated landscaping and public realm works. The full application; Development up to 6 storeys in height providing 323 residential units (139 x 1bed units, 175 x 2bed units, 8 x 3bed units and 1x4 bed units use class C3 ), 3004 sq m of office space (use class B1), 1001 sq m of retail floorspace (use classes A1-A4), 491 sqm of dual / alternative use retail and health floorspace ( Use classes A1- A4/D1), a 4 storey 85 bed hotel ( use Class C1), a new link road through the site connecting Station Road/Dane Street with London Road, one 6 storey ( 401 space) multi storey station car park, new cycle parking, 153 car parking spaces for the residential development. The outline application ( all matters reserved except for access) comprises: 263 residential units (Use Class C3); a care home comprising up to 55 units (Use Class C2); one multi-storey station car park; new cycle parking; car parking for the residential development; and associated landscaping and public realm works.

Received
3 November 2017
Decided
18 July 2018 · Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
87
Ward
Bishops Stortford - Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received3 Nov
  2. Validated22 Nov
  3. Consult.19 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Jul

Decided in 238 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in East Hertfordshire79% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application at Bishops Stortford Goods Yard Station Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3BL. East Hertfordshire has handled 1,009 applications of this type and approves 75% of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. This one was decided in 257 days, 29 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's median. There have been 11 other applications at this address. We hold 3,090 applications in total for the CM23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
3/17/2588/OUT
Address
Bishops Stortford Goods Yard Station Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3BL
Postcode
CM23 3BL
Local Authority
East Hertfordshire
Application Type
Outline Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
586
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Bishops Stortford - Central
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council

Applicant & Agent

ApplicantPrivate applicant
Agent
Savills
Architect ProfileSAVILLS PLC
Agent Address
33 Margaret Street London W1G 0JD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 November 2017
Consultation Expiry
28 December 2017
Date Decided
18 July 2018
Date Validated
22 November 2017
Date Submitted
3 November 2017
Last Date for Comments
19 July 2018
Committee Meeting
27 March 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decided By
Committee Decision
Case Officer
.

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
28 December 2017

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06508098
Comments
87
Documents
254
Constraints
32
Coordinates
51.866714, 0.164921
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: East Hertfordshire

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  1. 2024
    27 Sep

    Discharge of condition 56 (Bus infrastructure provision) attached to 3/17/2588/OUT

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsX/24/0430/CND
  2. 2024
    30 Apr

    Non-material amendment to: 3/17/2588/OUT

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment3/24/0835/NMA
  3. 2024
    25 Jan

    Discharge of condition 12 (Contaminated land) of planning approval 3/17/2588/OUT

    Condition partially dischargedDischarge of conditionsX/24/0040/CND
  4. 2024
    19 Jan

    Discharge condition 33 (Delivery Service Plan) attached to 3/17/2588/OUT

    Condition partially dischargedDischarge of conditionsX/24/0030/CND
  5. 2023
    1 Nov

    A non-material amendment to 3/17/2588/OUT

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment3/23/2089/NMA
  6. 2023
    11 Oct

    Discharge of condition 12 (Contamination) attached to 3/17/2588/OUT

    Condition partially dischargedDischarge of conditionsX/23/0404/CND
  7. 2023
    8 Sep

    Non-material amendment to 3/17/2588/OUT

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment3/23/1733/NMA
  8. 2023
    24 Aug

    Discharge of Condition 56 (b) (Details of the timing of provision of Bus Infrastructure Provision) attached…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsX/23/0329/CND
  9. 2023
    27 Jun

    Discharge condition 20 (communal satellite dishes) attached to 3/17/2588/OUT

    Condition partially dischargedDischarge of conditionsX/23/0231/CND
  10. 2023
    27 Jun

    Discharge condition 12 parts B and C (contamination) attached to 3/17/2588/OUT

    Condition partially dischargedDischarge of conditionsX/23/0232/CND
  11. 2023
    24 Mar

    A non-material minor amendment to planning permission 3/17/2588/OUT

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment3/23/0607/NMA
  12. 2023
    13 Jan

    A non-material amendment to 3/17/2588/OUT

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment3/23/0066/NMA
  13. 2022
    31 Oct

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/17/2588/OUT

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment3/22/2304/NMA
  14. 2022
    22 Sep

    Application to discharge condition 38 (Details of hard and soft landscaping, including play areas) of…

    Condition partially dischargedDischarge of conditionsX/22/0404/CND
  15. 2017
    3 Nov

    A hybrid planning application for the comprehensive redevelopment of the 5.82 ha Goods Yard site for mixed…

    This applicationApprovedOutline3/17/2588/OUT

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Bishop's StortfordPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: The Goods Yard, Station Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3BLRegister site at or near this address

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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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