Land At Hoggates Park Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/1152/VAR - Variation of condition Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of Condition 8 (Approved Drawings) pursuant to planning permission ref: , to allow for amendments to the football ground including reconfiguration of the pitches from 2 to 1 pitch, changing from a grass pitch to a 3g pitch and the inclusion of floodlights, and changes to the pavilion building including the addition of a second floor and changes to the car park layout. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
18 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bishop's Stortford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in East Hertfordshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Variation of condition
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Bishop's Stortford North
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Agent
DMH Stallard

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

148 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14672713
Planning Portal ref
PP-14672713
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
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