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
- Decision by
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- 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 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 3/22/2571/OUT (Withdrawn)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
165 documents on file for this application
- LOCAL FLOOD LEAD 3/7/26
- NOISE AND LIGHT - 29/6/26
- DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT STUDY (PART 1)
- DAYLIGHT AND SUNLIGHT STUDY (PART 2)
- BISHOPS STORTFORD CIVIC FEDERATION - 5/5/26
- BISHOP'S STORTFORD CIVIC FEDERATION
- BISHOP'S STORTFORD CIVIC FEDERATION
- BISHOPS STORTFORD CIVIC FEDERATION - 5/5/26
- MIKE MILLS - 9/4/26
- COLIN ARNOTT - 2/4/26
- AGENT RESPONSE TO LLFA COMMENTS
- TARKAN ERBIL-3/3/26
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 2/3/26
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 2/3/26
- MODELLED FLOOD EXTENTS - CLIMATE CHANGE
- MODELLED FLOOD EXTENTS
- NEXUS PLANNING - 26/2/26
- BISHOPS STORTFORD CIVIC FEDERATION - 24/2/26
- DEBORAH MOULSDALE-18/2/26
- HERTS AND WEST ESSEX CARE BOARD - 16/2/26
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 12/2/26
- MR I S-11/2/26
- BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL 11/2/26
- JILL GOLDSMITH-10/2/26
- LOCAL FLOOD LEAD 4/2/26
- KAREN SMITH-3/2/26
- DAVID DUCKWORTH-28/1/26
- PAUL DEAN - 29/1/26
- MRS M L CROSS - 29.01.2026
- BISHOP'S STORTFORD CIVIC FEDERATION - 29/1/26
- MRS ZOË BURNET - 27.01.2026
- MR HEDLEY SAMPFORD - 28.01.2026
- MRS LUCY PAYNE-WALDRON - 27.01.2026
- ENERGY STATEMENT
- HELEN FLETCHER-24/1/26
- DAVID BOYD-25/1/26
- ROB FRANCIS-26/1/26
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY 26/1/26
- HIGHWAYS - 26/1/26
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - 26/1/26
- GROWTH HCC - 26/1/26
- JILL GOLDSMITH-26/1/26
- PUBLIC HEALTH - 26/1/26
- JILL GOLDSMITH-26/1/26
- GARY JONES- 26/1/26
- MICHAEL SMITH-22/1/26
- MARY DUCKWORTH-22/1/26
- AIDAN REYNOLDS-22/1/26
- JANET RICHARDSON-23/1/26
- S106 - 23/1/26
- GRAHAM OXBORROW-21/1/26
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 21/1/26
- JAN MCCARTHY- 19/1/26
- THAMES WATER - 19/1/26
- MINERALS AND WASTE 19/1/26
- HISTORIC ENGLAND - 15/1/26
- JOHANN ELS-13/1/26
- HOUSING - 13/1/26
- SUSAN PIPER-9/1/26
- PAMELA SMITH-10/1/26
- NATURAL ENGLAND - 12/1/26
- KEVIN ELTON-12/1/26
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DRAINAGE
- MARY WILKINSON-8/1/26
- SANDRA GREEN 9/1/26
- JAMES EDGE-7/1/26
- COLIN SMITH-8/1/26
- MADELEINE ROBINSON -8/1/26
- PAUL ANTHONY ASKEW-8/1/26
- ADAM NOVTT-7/1/26
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING STATEMENT
- REMEDIATION STRATEGY
- PHASE 2
- 071899-CUR-XX-XX-T-GE-00003-P01_REMEDIATION STRATEGY OLD RIVER LANE
- 071899-CUR-XX-XX-T-GE-00001-P03 - ORL BISHOP STORTFORD - PRA ISSUE
- TVIA
- TVIA APPENDIX 1
- TVIA APPENDIX 2
- TVIA APPENDIX 3
- TVIA APPENDIX 4
- ACTIVE TRAVEL - 6/1/26
- GRAHAM KNIGHT-2/1/26
- GAVIN VICARY -2/1/26
- DEAN CORNISH-3/1/26
- MR & MRS LAURA DAVIS- 5/1/26
- DAYLIGHT/SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- COVERING LETTER
- MASTER ISSUE REGISTER
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING FIRST FLOOR
- SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT & CHECKLIST
- BNG STATUTORY METRIC
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 1
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 2
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - PART 3
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- OLD RIVER LANE MASTERPLAN
- EXISTING SITE SECTION CC
- EXISTING SITE SECTION AA AND BB
- DEMOLITION SITE PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- BTR M4(3) DWELLINGS (SHEET 2 OF 2)
- BTR M4(3) DWELLINGS (SHEET 1 OF 2)
- BTR BAY STUDY
- GA BTR SECTION BB
- GA BTR SECTIONS - AA
- GA BTR ELEVATIONS - WEST
- GA BTR ELEVATIONS - EAST
- GA BTR ELEVATIONS - SOUTH
- GA BTR ELEVATIONS - NORTH
- GA BTR GROUND FLOOR
- GA BTR ROOF
- GA BTR FIFTH FLOOR
- GA BTR FOURTH FLOOR
- GA BTR THIRD FLOOR
- GA BTR SECOND FLOOR
- GA BTR FIRST FLOOR
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING M4(3) DWELLINGS (SHEET 2 OF 2)
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING M4(3) DWELLINGS (SHEET 1 OF 2)
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING BAY STUDY
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTION BB
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTION AA
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING ELEVATIONS - WEST
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING ELEVATIONS - EAST
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING ELEVATIONS - SOUTH
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING ELEVATIONS - NORTH
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING GROUND FLOOR
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING ROOF
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOURTH FLOOR
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING THIRD FLOOR
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECOND FLOOR
- GA AFFORDABLE HOUSING FIRST FLOOR
- PAVILION
- MASTERPLAN GF PLAN
- MASTERPLAN ROOF PLAN
- PLANTING PLAN
- LANDSCAPING PLAN
- UTILITY STATEMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- ARCHAELOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY GAIN STATEMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORT
- DRAFT HEADS OF TERMS - SUBMISSION TO LPA
- CONDITION_ASSESSMENTS_VERSION_1.02 OLD RIVER LANE
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - APPENDIX
- BIODIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- TREE SURVEY
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- DRAINAGE AND SUDS STRATEGY - PART 1
- DRAINAGE AND SUDS STRATEGY - PART 2
- BUILDING HERITAGE ASSESSMENT
- TECHNICAL RESTRAINTS PLAN
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT - PART 1
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT - PART 2
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT - PART 3
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT - PART 4
- RESIDENTIAL TRAVEL PLAN
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