Land At Thorley House Thorley Street Bishops Stortford Thorley CM23 4AL Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0287/NMA - App for Non-Material Amendments Refused

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission to allow for installation of additional solar panels to roofs of approved dwellings and installation of solar panels to roofs of garages in Plot 04 and 07 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Mar 2026
Refused
26 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 3

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Bishop's Stortford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
App for Non-Material Amendments
Postcode
CM23 4AL
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Bishop's Stortford South
Parish
Thorley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Mar 2026
Decision
Refuse NMA
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Phase 2 Planning

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14713368
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