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42 Thornbera Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3NL

Refused East Hertfordshire 3/26/0438/CLEO CL Existing Operations

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

Certificate of lawfulness for retention of existing two storey side and single storey rear extensions

As published by the council, reference 3/26/0438/CLEO

Application record

Reference
3/26/0438/CLEO
Type
CL Existing Operations
Status
Decided
Decision
CL Existing Refuse
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decided
22 May 2026
Ward
Bishop's Stortford South
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM23 3NL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by East Hertfordshire

  2. 22 May 2026

    Decision issued: CL Existing Refuse

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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 amendments applications

How this application type works

An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.

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