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28 Grace Gardens Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EX

3/26/0234/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 17 April 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

First floor rear extension and infill two-storey front extension

Received
20 February 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Bishop's Stortford South
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 28 Grace Gardens Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EX. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Bishop's Stortford South. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed first floor rear extension by reason of its bulky and unsympathetic roof design would be out of keeping with and detrimental to the character and appearance of the existing property. Furthermore, the proposed two storey front and side extension would result in a harmful terracing effect and would harm the character and appearance of the street scene. The proposal would thereby be contrary to Policies DES4 and HOU11 of the East Herts District Plan 2018 and Policy HDP2 of the Bishop's Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM23 3EX
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Last date for comments
26 March 2026
Target decision date
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
MARLIN DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
37 Plaw Hatch Close Bishops Stortford CM23 5BL

Planning decision

Case officer
Nick Reed
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14721725
Documents
10
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    12 Jun

    Single storey front extension, first floor rear extension

    ApprovedHouseholder3/26/0847/HH

Source: East Hertfordshire

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