4 Rectory Close Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4BG
Approved on 29 April 2026
Council decision: Grant Plan Permission w CondsDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Demolition of the existing side storage projection and construction of a single storey side and rear extension, addition of a new front porch and fenestration alterations
- Received
- 3 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford South
- ReceivedReceived3 Mar
- ValidatedValidated6 Mar
- Consult.Consultation14 Apr
- TargetTarget Date1 May
- DecidedDecided29 Apr
Decided in 54 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 4 Rectory Close Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4BG. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 6 days quicker than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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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Application details
- Postcode
- CM23 4BG
- Application type
- Householder
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Thorley Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 2 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 14 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 187 Carlton Avenue East Wembley Middlesex HA9 8QB
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Daniel Clark
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14746794
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: East Hertfordshire
- 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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Source: East Hertfordshire
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