Planning application
Land At Old River Lane The Causeway East Hertfordshire CM23 2EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full planning application for mixed-use development comprising up to 171 no. residential units (including 48 no. affordable units) (use class C3), community use (use class E / F2), retail and commercial (use class E) and Public Square (sui generis), the creation of new and improvements to existing streets, footpaths and cycle lanes, and associated works (including car and cycle parking, landscaping, drainage works)
As published by the council, reference 3/25/1949/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/25/1949/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford North
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Postcode
- CM23 2EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by East Hertfordshire
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24 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 February 2026, 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
164 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with East Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Hertfordshire decided full applications in a median of 141 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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