Planning application
The Firs 11 Whitehall Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JJ
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 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
Part single, part double storey rear infill extension with rooflight, additional windows to the rear elevation and alterations to fenestration, and removal of chimneys
As published by the council, reference 3/26/0807/HH
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/0807/HH
- Category
- Householder
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford North
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Decision by
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- Postcode
- CM23 2JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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6 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 3/78/0303 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- HOUSEHOLDER REFUSAL DECISION
- STEVEN DAVIES -4/8/26
- BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 21/7/26
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- EXISTING & PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOF PLANS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
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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 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.
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