Planning application
55 - 61 South Street And 2-4 Station Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3AL
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Reconfiguration of ground floor to provide 1 Class E (Commercial, Business and Service Uses) unit, change of use of first floor from Class E use to 8 studios and 1 one bedroom and 1 two bedroom self-contained flats, and associated external alterations, Creation of an additional second floor to create 2 studios, 6 one bedroom and 1 two bedroom self-contained flats, reconfiguration of car parking and provision of cycle parking, and other ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference 3/23/0440/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/23/0440/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Received
- 8 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 8 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Bishops Stortford - Central
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- CM23 3AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Mar 2023
Received by East Hertfordshire
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26 Mar 2025
Decision issued: Grant Plan Permission w Conds
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
67 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
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.
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