1 The Corn Exchange Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3XF

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 3/24/1400/LBC Granted

  1 The Corn Exchange Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3XF

  Proposed signage to be removed and restored with matching stonework.

  Decided 22 Oct 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 20 Aug 2026

   Received by East Hertfordshire

2. 15 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 November 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.

This application is with East Hertfordshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year East Hertfordshire decided full applications in a median of 127 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 1 The Corn Exchange Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3XF

  3/24/1400/LBC Submitted 29 Jul 2024 50 yards away

  Proposed signage to be removed and restored with matching stonework.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs

• 14 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UU

  3/26/0868/ADV Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Advertisement consent for the display of a shopfront signage (retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Advertising Windows or glazing 8 docs

• 9 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UP

  X/26/0192/CND Submitted 24 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 6 (Cycle Parking) and 7 (Refuse Storage) attached to 3/25/1755/VAR

  Granted Conditions 7 docs

• 2-8 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UZ

  3/26/1455/LBC Submitted 12 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jan

  Listed building consent for alterations to shopfronts including door, window, gutter and down pipe replacement, installation of LED lighting and internal alterations including new partitions, new openings, stairs and doors on ground floor and infill of a door opening on the first floor

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension Windows or glazing

• 2-8 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UZ

  3/26/1454/FUL Submitted 12 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jan

  Alterations to shopfronts including door, window, gutter and down pipe replacement, installation of LED lighting and internal alterations including new partitions, new openings, stairs and doors on ground floor and infill of a door opening on the first floor

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Windows or glazing

• 18 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UU

  3/22/2590/FUL Submitted 13 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Creation of a seating area, cut into the pavement, with stepped access. Installation of removable post and rail system. Associated with the use of the Public House.

  Refused Full applications 9 docs

• 3/26/1572/FUL Awaiting decision

  Bury Grange Farm Ardeley Hertfordshire SG2 7AE

  Change of use of existing agricultural barn to use as offices (Class E) including alterations and single storey side extension to the barn (part retrospective)

  Received 4 Nov, published by the council 6 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/1546/FUL Awaiting decision

  Drill Hall 17 Amwell End Ware SG12 9HP

  Demolition of garage and partial demolition of boundary wall. Construction of single storey extensions, replacement roof, insertion of roof lights, replacement windows and installation of air-conditioning units

  Received 30 Oct, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/1527/FUL Awaiting decision

  76 London Road Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire CM21 9JN

  Demolition of existing rear outbuilding and erection of a replacement outbuilding within an existing commercial premises (Class E)

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 2 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/1523/FUL Awaiting decision

  The Riverside Garden Centre Lower Hatfield Road Bayford Hertfordshire SG13 8XX

  Change of use of former restaurant area (sui generis), to a veterinary surgery (Class E(e)), including internal alterations

  Received 27 Oct, published by the council 5 Nov 2026 Full applications
• 3/26/1496/FUL Awaiting decision

  Ware Youth Football Club Fanhams Hall Road Ware Hertfordshire SG12 7NN

  Creation of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, sports lighting, and an access footpath with associated access footpath and timber railing

  Received 22 Oct, published by the council 29 Oct 2026 Full applications