24 - 26 North Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2LW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of two units into one larger retail unit, upgrade of the electric and fire alarm system, installation of new A/C system and associated internal and external works including new illuminated signage letters (Part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Dec 2026 and 21 Jan 2027, from East Hertfordshire's recent commercial and major works.
Documents 14
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 9
Site constraints 4
Show all 43 with distances
- 10 mSimmonsGrade II
- 22 mStead and Simpson Ashwell and ChambersGrade II
- 24 mBudgensGrade II
- 28 mSavill and SonGrade II
- 28 mSwordersGrade II
- 30 mSearings MotorcyclesGrade II
- 31 mPearsonsGrade II
- 35 mUnited Reformed ChurchGrade II
- 46 m25 North Street, former White Horse InnGrade II
- 46 mAbbeygate TravelGrade II
- 46 mKingswoodGrade II
- 47 mHertfordshire and Essex Observer Offices, Jarvis BennettGrade II
- 58 mGuild HouseGrade II
- 59 m14, Water LaneGrade II
- 63 mFormer Stable Block to Rear of No 31 (Half Moon Inn)Grade II
- 63 mHalf Moon InnGrade II
- 68 m3-5, North StreetGrade II
- 68 mHandscombs Ltd IronmongersGrade II
- 68 m15, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 69 mThe Water HouseGrade II
- 73 mThe Star InnGrade II
- 74 mThe Windmill AntiquaryGrade II
- 74 mGeorge HotelGrade II
- 79 m4, North StreetGrade II
- 85 m6, High StreetGrade II
- 92 mTissimansGrade II*
- 99 mTissimansGrade II*
- 102 mFootstep CottageGrade II
- 104 mGray and Sons, W Adams Group, SamcoGrade II
- 106 m43 and 45, Basbow LaneGrade II
- 106 m2-4, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 107 m47 and 49, Basbow LaneGrade II
- 108 m6, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 110 m1-3, High StreetGrade II
- 110 mHalifax Building SocietyGrade II
- 114 mBlack Lion InnGrade II*
- 119 m5, High StreetGrade II
- 133 m6, Market StreetGrade II
- 138 m15, Market StreetGrade II
- 138 mNo 2 With West Boundary WallGrade II
- 139 mBoar's Head InnGrade II*
- 140 mChurch of St MichaelGrade I
- 147 m5-7, North TerraceGrade II
Checked on 28 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CM23 2LW
- Received
- 24 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford North
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Target decision
- 22 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 3 of the 56-day target. East Hertfordshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 69.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15244778
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15244778
- Comments by
- 26 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Dec 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.
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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