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210 Stansted Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2AR

3/26/0689/HHHouseholderRefused

Refused on 10 August 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with addition of two rooflights

Received
14 May 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Bishop's Stortford Parsonage
  1. Received14 May
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.9 Jul
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided10 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 210 Stansted Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2AR. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 4 weeks longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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 two storey side extension, by reason of its size, scale, mass, siting and design, would be of a dominating and incongruous design that would appear out of keeping and would result in harm to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and street scene. Therefore, the proposed development would not represent a high standard of design. The character and appearance of the host dwelling and the street scene would not be preserved and as such, the proposals would be contrary to Policies HOU11 and DES4 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, Policy HDP2 of the of the Adopted Bishops Stortford Neighbourhood Plan for Silverleys and Meads Wards and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
  2. The two storey side extension by reason of its position, size and scale would have a detrimental effect upon the neighbouring amenity of the occupiers of 208 Stansted Road by reason of its overbearing impact, and loss of light to the first floor side facing window, contrary to Policy DES4 of the East Herts District Plan 2018, and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026
Last date for comments
9 July 2026
Target decision date
10 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
SEVEN NINE DESIGN SERVICES LTD
Agent address
'The Drawing Room' 3 Orchard Drive Standon Ware SG11 1XD

Planning decision

Case officer
Ted Mead
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14929755
Documents
9
Constraints
7

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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    16 Jan

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions.

    ApprovedHouseholder3/17/0091/HH

Source: East Hertfordshire

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