9 Market Square Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3UP Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 3/25/1755/VAR
Admin / procedural
Council
East Hertfordshire 4.9/10
Date received
10 Nov 2025
Date validated
24 Nov 2025
Postcode
CM23 3UP

Description

Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission (ref: 28/07/2023) for (Change of use from office to mixed use including a take-away on the ground floor and 2 no. flats on the upper floors. Installation of extractor flue): the amendments include the retrospective relocation of the extraction flue and the retrospective relocation of ground floor rear fenestration Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 5

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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34 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 2-4, Bridge Street, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 29 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 240 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 7 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £460,000 in June 2021. Other property, freehold.

22 June 2021£460,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area233 m² (2,508 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 98)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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East Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#152 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.