Hither Farm House Thorley Street Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4AJ
Approved on 10 September 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Req/Grant with Conditions
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Proposal
Prior approval application (Part 3, Class MA) for change of use from veterinary practice (Use Class E) to create 1 one-bedroom studio flat (Use Class C3 (dwellinghouses)) with alteration to change rear door to a window
- Received
- 8 July 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford South
- ReceivedReceived8 Jul
- ValidatedValidated8 Jul
- Consult.Consultation6 Aug
- TargetTarget Date26 Aug
- DecidedDecided10 Sep
Decided in 64 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Hither Farm House Thorley Street Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4AJ. East Hertfordshire has handled 13,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- CM23 4AJ
- Application type
- Commercial Class E to Dwelinghouses
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 6 August 2026
- Last date for comments
- 6 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Architect profile
- SENZO DESIGNS LIMITED
- Agent address
- 14 Middlefield Road Hoddesdon Hertfordshire EN11 9ED
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Daniel Clark
- Statutory period
- 49 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 6 August 2026
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: East Hertfordshire
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