4 Rectory Close Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4BG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of the existing side storage projection and construction of a single storey side and rear extension, addition of a new front porch and fenestration alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 4
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 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 £245,000 in December 2005. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Householder
- Postcode
- CM23 4BG
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford South
- Parish
- Thorley Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 May 2026
- Decision
- Grant Plan Permission w Conds
- Decision date
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- R S Designs
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14746794
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14746794
- Comments by
- 2 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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