The Firs 11 Whitehall Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Part single, part double storey rear infill extension with rooflight, additional windows to the rear elevation and alterations to fenestration, and removal of chimneys Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Aug 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 3
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 2
Last sold for £925,000 in March 2026. 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 February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
Every application in East Hertfordshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
Land Adjacent To 9 Lindsey Close Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2TB
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Levels) and 5 (Mate...
Parcels D, E, F, G Land At Bishops Stortford North Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Discharge of Condition 2 (Contamination) attached to 3/25/0485/REM
87A Rye Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2HA
Certificate of lawfulness for confirmation that planning permission 3/19/1035/FU...
87A Rye Street Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2HA
Discharge of Conditions 1 (Start of Works), 3 (Materials) and 4 (Noise Managemen...
5 Elm Road Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2SS
Discharge of Condition 3 (External Materials) attached to 3/25/1043/HH
Important details
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Application type
- Householder
- Postcode
- CM23 2JJ
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford North
- Parish
- Bishops Stortford Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 15% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by East Hertfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. East Hertfordshire decision record →
Public comments
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14992713
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14992713
- Comments by
- 6 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 31 Aug 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.
Track this application
The Firs 11 Whitehall Lane Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 2JJ
Tracking this application
Not there in a minute? Check junk - especially Hotmail and Outlook.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.
Check your email
Sign in to see who commented
Councils publish the names of people who comment on an application. We keep them out of public view and search engines. Sign in free and we'll show them.