Land Rear Of Hither Farm House Thorley Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0410/OUT - Outline Application Withdrawn

Proposal

Outline planning application (with details of access, layout and scale) for redevelopment of redundant former veterinary surgery to provide a 1 x 3-bed self-build bungalow (with details of appearance and landscaping reserved) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
1 Apr 2026
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Withdrawn
20 May 2026

Withdrawn on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 18

Consultation & comments 6

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Correspondence · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF HIGHWAYS - 9/4/26 Consultee Correspondence · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND - 9/4/26 Consultee Correspondence · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Park View Cottages [number 6 and Numbers 7 and 8 (Starlings)], Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 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.
Show all 5 with distances
Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bishop's Stortford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
CM23 4AJ
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
Bishop's Stortford South
Parish
Bishops Stortford Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
27 May 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn by Applicant/Agent
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Design House Consultancy

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14787875
Planning Portal ref
PP-14787875
Comments by
29 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
East Hertfordshire
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#152 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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