Planning application
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
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Proposal
Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for Parcel G1 (c), F2 and F3 of 3/24/2089/VAR (approved under outline planning 3/18/2253/OUT) comprising 52 residential dwellings, including custom build (Use Class C3) and associated works
As published by the council, reference 3/26/1140/REM
Application record
- Reference
- 3/26/1140/REM
- Type
- Approval of Reserved Matters
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford South
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Decision by
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Site history
Applications at this address on the East Hertfordshire register
This site has had 19 applications since 2021: 16 approved, 0 refused.
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3/24/2089/VAR Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning application 3/21/1749/VAR dated 27/10/21 as varied by ref: 3/22/0658/NMA, 3/22/1512/NMA, 3/23/1791/NMA. (For: Hybrid Planning application comprising: (i) A full application for 142 dwellings (class C3) including affordable homes, plus associated accesses, landscaping, open space and infrastructure works (development zone A) , and a north/south primary route; and (ii) An outline application, with all matters reserved except access, for approximately 608 (Class C3) including affordable homes, a care home (Class C2) , up to 4 hectares of employment land (classes B1, B2, B8 sui Generis (car showroom)), a local centre including up to 1,000 sq m for retail (Class Ea) (Shops) and up to 2,200 sq m for other uses within Classes Eb), Ec), Ee) and Ef) (Commercial and Business Uses), Class F1 (Learning and non-residential institutions), Class F2 a) and b) (Local Community Uses) and Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)), a primary school (Class D1) up to 3 forms of entry and including early years facilities, a secondary school (Class D1) up to 8 forms of entry, open space including equipped areas for play, sustainable drainage systems, landscaping and all associated infrastructure and development.) - The amendments include removing reference to Density Parameter Plan 24456-RG-M-55R within the approved plans and replacing with revised Density Parameter Plan ref: 24456-RG-M-55T
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X/24/0393/CND Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Discharge of condition 24 (Air quality from cooking) attached to 3/21/1749/VAR
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X/24/0394/CND Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Partial discharge of condition 2 (Storage facilities) of planning approval 3/22/0510/REM
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X/24/0357/CND Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Discharge of conditions 2 (Storage facilities) and 9 (Noise Assessment) attached to 3/22/0510/REM
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X/24/0356/CND Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Discharge of condition 24 (Air quality from cooking) attached to 3/21/1749/VAR
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X/24/0159/CND Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Discharge of condition 46 (Maintenance of streets) attached to 3/21/1749/VAR
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X/23/0135/CND Awaiting decision
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Discharge of condition 14 (public transport) for planning approval 3/21/1749/VAR
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3/23/0590/NMA Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Non-material amendment to planning permission 3/21/0717/REM: Amendment to landscaping proposals along the East-West Road.
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X/22/0538/CND Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Discharge conditions 17 (details of network of off-carriageway cycle routes) and 18 (details of network of footways) attached to 3/21/1749/VAR.
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3/22/0658/NMA Granted
Land At Bishops Stortford South (BISH5) Off Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
A non-material minor amendment to planning approval 3/21/1749/VAR - Hybrid Planning application comprising: (i) A full application for 142 dwellings (class C3) including affordable homes, plus associated accesses, landscaping, open space and infrastructure works (development zone A) , and a north/south primary route; and (ii) An outline application, with all matters reserved except access, for approximately 608 (Class C3) including affordable homes, a care home (Class C2) , up to 4 hectares of employment land (classes B1, B2, B8 sui Generis (car showroom)), a local centre including up to 1000 sq m for retail (Class A1), and up to 2200 sq m for other uses (Classes A2, A3, A4, A5 and D1), a primary school (Class D1) up to 3 forms of entry and including early years facilities, a secondary school (Class D1) up to 8 forms of entry, open space including equipped areas for play, sustainable drainage systems, landscaping and all associated infrastructure and development. Removal of condition 35 (gates installed on all rear parking courts) of outline permission: 3/18/2253/OUT - To correct errors in Condition 51 to remove inconsistencies with the approved surface water drainage strategy and to ensure that it is consistent with the site-wide requirements in Condition 50
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by East Hertfordshire
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 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: 3/24/2089/VAR (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
125 documents on file for this application
- PRESENTATION PLANNING LAYOUT
- SUPPORTING PLANNING LAYOUT
- STOREY HEIGHTS LAYOUT
- TENURE LAYOUT
- UNIT TYPES LAYOUT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- PERSPECTIVE VIEW 01
- PERSPECTIVE VIEW 02
- STREET SCENE 03
- STREETSCENE 01
- STREETSCENE 02
- THE BLEMMERE-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY RENDER
- THE BAKER-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE BAKER-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE BAKER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE BAKER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE BLEMMERE-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE BOWYER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE BOWYER FLOOR PLANS
- THE FORGER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE BLEMMERE-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY LIFE
- THE FULLER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE FORGER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE FORGER FLOOR PLANS
- THE FORGER FLOOR PLANS
- THE FULLER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE FULLER FLOOR PLANS
- THE FULLER FLOOR PLANS
- THE HARPER-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE HARPER-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE HARPER-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE HARPER-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE HARPER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE HARPER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE HARPER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE HARPER-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE JEWELLER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE JEWELLER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE JEWELLER FLOORS PLANS
- THE LACEMAKER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY RENDER
- THE LACEMAKER FLOOR PLANS
- THE MILLWRIGHT ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE MILLWRIGHT ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE MILLWRIGHT FLOOR PLANS
- THE MILLINER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE MILLINER FLOOR PLANS
- THE PLOWRIGHT-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY BRICK
- THE PLOWRIGHT-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE MILLWRIGHT FLOOR PLANS
- THE PHILOSOPHER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE PHILOSOPHER FLOOR PLANS
- THE SADDLER FLOOR PLANS
- TERRACE 01 COUNTRY CONTEMPORARY ELEVATIONS
- TERRACE 01 GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- TERRACE 01 FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- THE SADDLER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY RENDER
- TERRACE 01 SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- THE TILLMAN-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE TILLMAN-LIFE ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE TILLMAN-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE TILLMAN-LIFE FLOOR PLANS
- THE WALKER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY RENDER
- THE WALKER ELEVATIONS COUNTRY TILE
- THE WALKER FLOOR PLANS
- BLOCK 1 ELEVATIONS
- BLOCK 1 GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- BLOCK 1 FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- BLOCK 1 SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- GARAGE 01 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- CYCLE SHED 01 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- BIN STORE 01 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- CAR PORT 01 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- CAR PORT 02 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- CYCLE STORE 01 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- GARAGE 01 FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTE
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- LEVELS STATEGY
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- IMPERMEABLE AREAS
- SUDS CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- WHITTINGTON WAY PARCELS G AND F HARD LANDSCAPE PLAN 1 OF 2
- WHITTINGTON WAY PARCELS G AND F HARD LANDSCAPE PLAN 2 OF 2
- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- WHITTINGTON WAY PARCELS G AND F PLANTING PLAN OVERVIEW
- WHITTINGTON WAY PARCELS G AND F PLANTING PLAN 1 OF 2
- WHITTINGTON WAY PARCELS G AND F PLANTING PLAN 2 OF 2
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPLICATIONS REPORT
- ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2
- COVERING LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION LAYOUT
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