Planning application
42 Thornbera Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3NL
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
- Refused As published: 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
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- Postcode
- CM23 3NL
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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3/26/1180/CLEO Decided
42 Thornbera Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3NL
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension and single-storey front extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: CL Existing Refuse
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- CL OPERATIONS EXISTING REFUSE
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- LOCATION PLAN
- PURCHASE DOCUMENT
- PLANNING AND/OR BUILDING REGULATIONS INSURANCE POLICY
- GOOGLE STREET MAP SCREENSHOT
- FLOOR PLAN
- ZOOPLA PROPERTY INFORMATION
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
East Hertfordshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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50 Thornbera Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3NL
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Certificate of Lawfulness for existing two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension and single-storey front extension
Decided Extension 10 docsSmall domestic -
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29 Thornbera Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3NJ
Construction of single storey rear extension, new front porch, reposition front door, garage conversion to hallway, w.c. and utility room.
Granted Householder Extension 8 docsSmall domestic -
29 Thornbera Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3NJ
Single rear storey extension: Depth 6.00 metres, Maximum height 3.50 metres, Eaves height 2.50 metres.
Granted Prior approval Extension 10 docs -
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