2-8 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UZ

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• 3/26/1455/LBC Awaiting decision

  2-8 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UZ

  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

  Submitted 12 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 12 Oct 2026

   Received by East Hertfordshire

2. 6 Nov 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Nov 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 1 January 2027, 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.

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• 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

• 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

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

  3/26/1162/FUL Submitted 20 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  Installation of internal extraction system with use of existing flue on roof and repairs to windows

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing

• 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

• 3A, High Street, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 2LS

  3/07/1369/LB Submitted 2 Jul 2007 50 yards away

  Removal of existing asbestos roof. Construction of a new roof to create a study and living room for a one bedroom flat. Conversion of the existing disused space above the shop to create one two bedroom apartment on the first floor and two one bed apartments on the second and third floor.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling Roofing 1 doc

• 3A, High Street, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 2LS

  3/07/1368/FP Submitted 2 Jul 2007 50 yards away

  Removal of existing asbestos roof. Construction of a new roof to create a study and living room for a one bedroom flat. Conversion of the existing disused space above the shop to create one two bedroom apartment on the first floor and two one bedroom apartments on the second and third floor.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Roofing 1 doc

• 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