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49 London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5NA

3/22/2660/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Demolition of existing single storey, three bedroom dwelling and replacement with two four bedroom dwellings

Received
20 December 2022
Decided
28 February 2023 · Refuse
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Bishops Stortford - All Saints
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated3 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Feb
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

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

This is a full planning application for demolition at 49 London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5NA. 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 70 days, 11 days longer than East Hertfordshire's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 3,067 applications in total for the CM23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
3/22/2660/FUL
Address
49 London Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5NA
Postcode
CM23 5NA
Local Authority
East Hertfordshire
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Bishops Stortford - All Saints
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
30 Hawthorne Road Stapleford Cambridge CB22 5DU

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
20 December 2022
Target Decision Date
28 February 2023
Date Decided
28 February 2023
Date Validated
3 January 2023
Date Submitted
20 December 2022
Last Date for Comments
28 February 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Reference
23/00048/REFUSE
Appeal Status
Appeal decided
Appeal Result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11787296
Comments
2
Documents
42
Constraints
4
Coordinates
51.867710, 0.166614
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3321931
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 20 February 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Source: East Hertfordshire

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bishop's StortfordNext to the 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 (21)

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, 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.

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