Planning application
31 Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EJ
Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic
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Proposal
Single storey front porch and lounge extension, part second-storey side extension and conversion of garage with installation of new window
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0635/HH
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0635/HH
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford South
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Decision by
- .
- Postcode
- CM23 3EJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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3/21/1621/HH Granted
31 Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EJ
Single storey front extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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19 May 2026
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 14 July 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: 3/21/1621/HH (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- AS EXISTING WITH LOCATION PLAN AND SITE PLAN
- AS PROPOSED
- NATURAL ENGLAND CONSULTATION CHECKLIST
- BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 9/6/26
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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 householder applications in a median of 73 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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47 Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EJ
85% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
Decided -
21B Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EJ
Loft conversion, incorporating rear and front dormers, a front roof window opening and second floor rear balcony (retrospective).
Refused Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 25 docsDomestic -
21B Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EJ
First floor side extension and front porch extension.
Refused Householder Extension 19 docsSmall domestic -
21B Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EJ
Conversion of loft, insertion of dormer window and rooflight to front. Insertion of dormer window with balcony to rear.
Withdrawn Outline Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 20 docs -
31 Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EJ
Single storey front extension
Granted Householder Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
4 Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EL
86% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct
Partial conversion of integral garage into habitable space, recladding of external facades, removal of the side balcony and alterations to fenestration including addition of new doors and windows. Alterations and enlargement of the gable roof eaves and overhang and single storey flat roof.
Decided Householder Windows or glazing 18 docsSmall domestic
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