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261 Stansted Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2BT

Refused East Hertfordshire 3/21/0977/PNHH Prior Notification Householder

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

Single storey rear extension: Depth: 6.00 metres, Maximum height: 3.31 metres, Eaves height: 3.00 metres.

As published by the council, reference 3/21/0977/PNHH

Application record

Reference
3/21/0977/PNHH
Type
Prior Notification Householder
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Refused
Received
14 Apr 2021
Validated
20 Apr 2021
Decided
24 May 2021
Ward
Bishops Stortford - Meads
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM23 2BT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2021

    Received by East Hertfordshire

  2. 20 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 May 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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