Kenyon House 14A Hockerill Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Proposal
Change of use from office (Use Class: E) to co-living accommodation (Use Class: Sui Generis), providing 10 bedrooms with en-suites, communal areas and bin/cycle stores
- Received
- 5 February 2024
- Decided
- 26 April 2024 · Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 7
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford All Saints
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- ReceivedReceived5 Feb
- ValidatedValidated5 Feb
- Consult.Consultation15 Mar
- TargetTarget Date1 Apr
- DecidedDecided26 Apr
Decided in 81 days (council typically 63)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Kenyon House 14A Hockerill Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire. 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 81 days, 3 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's median. The site is in the Bishop's Stortford conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Bishop's Stortford All Saints.
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This applicationApprovedFull3/24/0204/FUL
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20146 May
To replace existing single glazed wooden windows to front and rear of building with new double glazed timber…
ApprovedFull Application3/14/0806/FP - 201415 Jan
Replace single glazed wooden windows to front and rear of building with double glazed uPVC windows with…
RefusedFull Application3/14/0069/FP - 200620 Mar
Non-illuminated sign on front of building showing the company name Kenyon made from coloured stainless steel…
ApprovedListed building consent3/06/0544/LB - 200620 Mar
Non-illuminated sign on front of building showing the company name Kenyon
ApprovedAdvertisement consent3/06/0543/AD
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Bishop's Stortford
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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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