1 Rectory Close Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4BG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access for the erection of a dwelling with associated car parking Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 7
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £275,000 in June 2013. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Postcode
- CM23 4BG
- Received
- 23 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford South
- Parish
- Thorley Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Decision date
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Luken Beck
How this decision compares
Decided in 85 days from validation, 20 days slower than East Hertfordshire's median of 65 for new homes. Approved, as 54% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14880555
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14880555
- Comments by
- 12 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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