Planning application
17 Castle Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3TG
Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Removal of Condition 13 (Building Regulations Requirement M4(2)) pursuant to planning permission reference number 3/23/1685/FUL, dated 24/11/2023, for (demolition of an existing dwelling and the erection of a new building containing 4 flats)
As published by the council, reference 3/25/1323/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- 3/25/1323/VAR
- Type
- Variation of condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford Central
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Postcode
- CM23 3TG
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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3/26/1141/VAR Awaiting decision
17 Castle Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3TG
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 6 (Energy Details) pursuant to planning permission ref. 3/24/1327/VAR for: Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) relating to planning permission: 3/23/1685/FUL (For: Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of new building containing 4no. flats). Amendments to include: Introduction of ASHPs.
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X/25/0493/CND Decided
17 Castle Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3TG
Discharge of conditions 3 (External Materials), 5 (Landscaping), 7 (Water Efficiency), 10 (Construction Management Plan), 11 (Cycle Parking), and 12 (Charging Points) attached to 3/24/1327/VAR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by East Hertfordshire
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
East Hertfordshire took a median of 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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This application is with East Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Hertfordshire decided amendment applications in a median of 92 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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