7, Mathams Drive, Bishop's Stortford, CM234EN

1. 29 Mar 2007

   Received by East Hertfordshire

2. 14 May 2007

   Decision issued: Grant Plan Permission w Conds

3. 31 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• 6 Mathams Drive Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4EN

  3/21/1429/CLPO Submitted 28 May 2021 22m away

  Single storey rear extension, garage conversion, replace garage doors with new front windows, new ground floor rear window opening.

  Refused Outline Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 12 Mathams Drive Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4EN

  3/24/1623/HH Submitted 30 Aug 2024 51m away

  Single storey extension to front porch, to allow for wet room.

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 Mathams Drive Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4EN

  3/21/1501/HH Submitted 4 Jun 2021 85m away

  Removal of front porch and construction of replacement porch. Replacement pea shingle and pavement slabs to front yard, new sandstone and pebble either side of front porch. New front steps.

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 49 Mathams Drive Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4EN

  3/22/2565/HH Submitted 9 Dec 2022 92m away

  Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 40 Goodwin Stile Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4EP

  3/26/0961/CLPO Submitted 7 Jul 2026 104m away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear roof extension with new opening in existing rear elevation

  Awaiting decision Extension 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 74, The Meadows, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 4HD

  3/07/1627/FP Submitted 3 Aug 2007 105m away

  Two storey side extension and additional window at first floor in rear elevation of original building.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 3 docs

• 3/26/0113/FUL Refused

  Land To The East Of Cambridge Road And North Of Standon Hill Puckeridge Hertfordshire SG11 1DQ

  Battery energy storage facility and all associated works

  28 Jan 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/0466/FUL Refused

  37A High Street Buntingford Hertfordshire SG9 9AD

  Erection of timber frame outbuilding for use as a staff area (Retrospective)

  1 Apr 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/1166/FUL Awaiting decision

  Land Adjacent To Maze Green Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2PJ

  Proposed electrical transformer and panel in GRP housing, with cable connections to existing sub-station, and mitigation planting

  20 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/1149/FUL Awaiting decision

  Hartfield Court Collett Road Ware SG12 7LT

  Replacement access bridge

  17 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/0431/FUL Withdrawn

  2 Home Farm Court High Street Puckeridge Hertfordshire SG11 1UU

  Conversion of incidental office/storage space above existing garages into a self-contained one bedroom flat with associated parking, insertion of rooflights and alteration to the upper floor window.

  26 Mar 2026 Full applications