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127 Parsonage Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5BB

3/26/0518/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 27 July 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Loft conversion including hip to gable roof, dormer and rooflight

Received
16 April 2026
Public comments
3
Ward
Bishop's Stortford Parsonage
  1. Received16 Apr
  2. Validated1 Jun
  3. Consult.25 Jun
  4. Target27 Jul
  5. Decided27 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 127 Parsonage Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5BB. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 6 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Bishop's Stortford Parsonage. 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 proposal, by reason of its design, size, scale, siting, massing and material usage, would represent an unacceptable increase in the bulk and mass of the existing dwellinghouse. The proposed development would appear overly dominant, failing to represent a subservient addition to the existing dwelling. As a result, the proposed development would appear as incongruous and unduly prominent within the street scene, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and surrounding area. Accordingly, the proposed development would fail to achieve a high standard of design, contrary to Policy DES4 and HOU11 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, Policy HDP2 of the Bishops Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for All Saints, Central, South and Part of Thorley and the NPPF.
  2. The applicant has failed to submit a full bat survey and therefore it is not possible to determine whether, or not, there would be an adverse impact on a European Protected Species (roosting bats). As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy NE3 of the East Herts District Plan 2018.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM23 5BB
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 June 2026
Last date for comments
25 June 2026
Target decision date
27 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
13 Worrin Road Flitch Green Essex CM6 3FU

Planning decision

Case officer
Ted Mead
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14851411
Documents
9
Constraints
14

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.

Source: East Hertfordshire

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