Water Lane United Reform Church Water Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JZ Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0537/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey extension to the southern and western elevations of the building to provide additional ancillary floorspace Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 41

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF FULL APPROVAL DECISION Decision Notice · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 7

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE AND PLANNING STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 22

PDF EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN Proposed Floor Plans · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Existing Floor Plans · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION B-B Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTION C-C Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING EAST ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Existing Elevations · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION B-B Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTION C-C Other Drawing · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Proposed Elevations · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN Location/Block/Site Plan · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN (CTMP) Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT 15/6/26 Consultee Correspondence · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION TEAM - 20/5/26 Correspondence in - Internal Consultation · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND - 5/5/26 Consultee Correspondence · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 7

PDF Officers Report Officers Report · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF BISHOPS STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL - 20/5/26 Correspondence In - Town/Parish · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING AND RECORDING Supporting Documents · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC MAP Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CARBON REDUCTION TEMPLATE Supporting Documents · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: United Reformed Church
List entry 1102418 · The pin is inside its outline · 37 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 34 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Bishop's Stortford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 222 m away: Waytemore Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately south of the River Stort; Inside the Bishop's Stortford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 10 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
East Hertfordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CM23 2JZ
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Bishop's Stortford North
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Montagu Evans LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
672decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14742701
Planning Portal ref
PP-14742701
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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3/25/1384/NMA
2025 Approved
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3/25/1384/NMA
2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
Air source heat pump installation.
3/24/2028/FUL
2024 Withdrawn
Air Source Heat Pump and screen installation
3/24/1816/FUL
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East Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#152 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Hertfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #93 out of 296. East Hertfordshire is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Hertfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #256 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #256 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #93 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #109 of 296
53%
Minor dwellings approved
128 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
94%
Change of use approved
36 decided
1,184
Total decisions
223 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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