Planning application
Water Lane United Reform Church Water Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JZ
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Single storey extension to the southern and western elevations of the building to provide additional ancillary floorspace
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0537/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0537/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford North
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Decision by
- .
- Postcode
- CM23 2JZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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3/24/2028/FUL Granted
Water Lane United Reform Church Water Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JZ
Air source heat pump installation.
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3/24/1816/FUL Withdrawn
Water Lane United Reform Church Water Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JZ
Air Source Heat Pump and screen installation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant Plan Permission w Conds
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Montagu Evans LLP Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2005 · London
1,076 applications on PlanIndex · across 120 councils · 98% granted
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See their track recordUnited Reformed Church Applicant, registered in Nottingham
Active · incorporated 2023 · Nottingham
1 application on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
- FULL APPROVAL DECISION
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 15/6/26
- BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 20/5/26
- CONSERVATION TEAM - 20/5/26
- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- HISTORIC ENGLAND - 5/5/26
- WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING AND RECORDING
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL)
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SECTION B-B
- EXISTING SECTION C-C
- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION
- EXISTING EAST ELEVATION
- EXISTING WEST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTION B-B
- PROPOSED SECTION C-C
- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION
- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION
- HISTORIC MAP
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- HERITAGE AND PLANNING STATEMENT
- BLOCK PLAN
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- TREE SURVEY
- OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST
- CARBON REDUCTION TEMPLATE
- CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN (CTMP)
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Hertfordshire granted permission on 23 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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