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40A North Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LR

Refused East Hertfordshire 3/23/1777/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Several homes

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

Change of use of first floor from supermarket storage to Use Class: C3 (residential), creation of 2no.flats at first and second floor level through erection of three storey rear extension, erection of first floor and second floor rear extension, raising of roof together with dormers to create second floor, addition of new rooflights, relocation of air conditioning units, creation of new residential front entrance and alterations to fenestration.

As published by the council, reference 3/23/1777/FUL

Application record

Reference
3/23/1777/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
19 Sep 2023
Validated
6 Oct 2023
Decided
9 Oct 2024
Ward
Bishop's Stortford North
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM23 2LR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2023

    Received by East Hertfordshire

  2. 6 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

31 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 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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