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261 Stansted Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2BT

Refused East Hertfordshire 3/21/0972/CLPO CL Proposed Operations

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Garage conversion. Erection of front porch and rear outbuilding.

As published by the council, reference 3/21/0972/CLPO

Application record

Reference
3/21/0972/CLPO
Type
CL Proposed Operations
Status
Decided
Decision
CL Proposed Refuse
Received
15 Apr 2021
Validated
26 Apr 2021
Decided
4 Jun 2021
Ward
Bishops Stortford - Meads
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM23 2BT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Apr 2021

    Received by East Hertfordshire

  2. 26 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: CL Proposed Refuse

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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