Bishops Stortford - Meads planning approval rate
Bishops Stortford - Meads ward in East Hertfordshire has a 73.6% approval rate based on 633 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 73.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
73.6%
ward approval rate
633
Decisions
466
Approved
167
Refused
73.2%
East Hertfordshire average
Bishops Stortford - Meads is broadly in line with the East Hertfordshire average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bishops Stortford - Meads compares
Bishops Stortford - Meads ward
73.6%
East Hertfordshire overall
73.2%
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Recent decisions in Bishops Stortford - Meads
No recent comparable residential decisions found for this ward specifically. Check the council-level data for a broader view.
What gets approved near your property?
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 16,563 decisions.