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1 Johns Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2BS

3/26/0612/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 6 August 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Loft conversion, formation of bedroom to 1st floor, single storey side extension, provision of entrance porch, demolition of existing garage and driveway to provide enlarged garden and alterations to fenestration

Received
29 April 2026
Public comments
5
Ward
Bishop's Stortford Parsonage
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated11 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Jul
  4. Target6 Aug
  5. Decided6 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Johns Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2BS. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 5 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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 proposed development by reason of its siting, scale and bulk would result in overly dominant and obtrusive additions that fail to achieve a high standard of design to the detriment of the character and appearance of the surrounding residential area and the main dwellinghouse. The proposals would have a cumulative impact and unsympathetic relationship to the main dwellinghouse that would be out of keeping in the local area contrary to Policies DES4 and HOU11 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, policy HDP2 of the of the Adopted Bishops Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for Silverleys and Meads and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  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 and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM23 2BS
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 June 2026
Consultation expiry
9 July 2026
Last date for comments
9 July 2026
Target decision date
6 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
16 Millfields Stansted-Mountfitchet Essex CM24 8AS

Planning decision

Case officer
Ted Mead
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
9 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
17
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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© 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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