Land Adjacent To Thorley Wash Cottage Thorley Street Thorley Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 4AS Data via plota.co.uk

3/26/0141/VAR - Variation of condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings), 3 (materials), 4 (detailed design drawings) and 5 (sustainable construction) attached to planning permission (for Change of use of existing garage / annexe to create 1 dwelling. Raising of roof height. Part single storey, part two storey side and rear extensions, insertion of front dormers and front porch) - amendments allow minor changes to fenestration and submission of details for approval for conditions 3, 4 and 5) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Coach and Horses Public House, Grade II, about 21 m from the postcode pin · 4 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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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Public footpath about 29 m away; SSSI about 251 m away: Thorley Flood Pound SSSI; Inside the Bishop's Stortford built-up area; Green belt about 21 m away: London; 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 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
Variation of condition
Postcode
CM23 4AS
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Ward
Bishop's Stortford South
Parish
Thorley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Plan Permission w Conds
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14671557
Planning Portal ref
PP-14671557
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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