16 Church Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LY

1. 17 Feb 2023

   Received by East Hertfordshire

2. 10 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Refuse to discharge condition

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

More on conditions applications in our guide

• 16 Church Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LY

  3/23/0369/FUL Submitted 27 Feb 2023 1m away

  Change of use of building from office to part office, part residential, creating one 3-bedroom dwelling and one 2-bedroom flat. Erection of single and two storey rear extensions, creation of lobby area to front and alterations to fenestration.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 24 docs
  Domestic

• 30 Church Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LY

  3/26/0715/HH Submitted 20 May 2026 12m away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jul

  Installation of roof mounted Solar PV Panels

  Decided Householder
  Domestic

• 25 Church Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LY

  3/21/0997/CLXU Submitted 16 Apr 2021 32m away

  Use of premises as a Chinese takeway service.

  Refused Amendments 6 docs

• Drill Hall Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UU

  3/21/0889/FUL Submitted 7 Apr 2021 39m away

  Erection of 2No. canopies with retractable roofs and openable side windows to enable the use of outside seating during poor weather.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 12 docs

• 10 - 12 Potter Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UL

  X/24/0495/CND Submitted 1 Nov 2024 46m away

  Discharge condition 3 (replacement roof tiles) attached to 3/24/1482/FUL

  Decided Conditions Roofing 5 docs

• 10 - 12 Potter Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UL

  X/24/0473/CND Submitted 17 Oct 2024 46m away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~13 Dec

  Discharge conditions 3 (details of door and windows), 4 (external materials of construction) and 5 (noise assessment) attached to 3/24/0364/FUL.

  Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing 12 docs

• X/26/0079/CND Decided

  Sparrows Nest Thorley Street Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4AL

  Discharge of conditions 3 (HMMP), 4 (Bat and Bird box), 5 (Landscape) and 6 (Surfacing) attached to 3/24/0973/FUL

  24 Feb 2026 Conditions
• X/26/0342/CND Awaiting decision

  Red Cottage Howe Green Hertfordshire SG13 8LH

  Discharge of Condition 12 (Excavation Plan) attached to 3/25/0089/FUL (allowed on appeal APP/J1915/W/25/3375115)

  6 Aug 2026 Conditions
• X/26/0336/CND Awaiting decision

  Drill Hall 17 Amwell End Ware Hertfordshire SG12 9HP

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Door Details) attached to 3/23/2257/LBC

  31 Jul 2026 Conditions
• X/26/0198/CND Decided

  Bishops Folly Winding Hill Much Hadham Hertfordshire SG10 6HW

  Discharge conditions 4 (Recording survey), 5 (Method statement), 7 (Staircase design), 8 (New windows), 9 (New doors) and 10 (New plasterwork) attached to 3/25/1290/LBC

  28 Apr 2026 Conditions
• X/26/0104/CND Decided

  Jackson Square Shopping Centre Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3XH

  Discharge of Conditions 6 (Hard Surfacing) and 7 (Landscape Design Proposal) attached to 3/21/0096/FUL

  10 Mar 2026 Conditions