4 Bishops Avenue Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3EL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Partial conversion of integral garage into habitable space, recladding of external facades, removal of the side balcony and alterations to fenestration including addition of new doors and windows. Alterations and enlargement of the gable roof eaves and overhang and single storey flat roof. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 64.
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £775,000 in March 2021. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Householder
- Postcode
- CM23 3EL
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford South
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- MARLIN Design Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 64, past the statutory target. 91% of extensions in East Hertfordshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15091182
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15091182
- Comments by
- 11 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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