Bishop's Stortford North planning approval rate
Bishop's Stortford North ward in East Hertfordshire has a 80.9% approval rate based on 304 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 74.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
80.9%
ward approval rate
304
Decisions
246
Approved
58
Refused
74.6%
East Hertfordshire average
Bishop's Stortford North is 6.3 percentage points above the East Hertfordshire average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Bishop's Stortford North compares
Bishop's Stortford North ward
80.9%
East Hertfordshire overall
74.6%
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Recent decisions in Bishop's Stortford North
Part single, part double storey rear infill extension with rooflight, additional · Fri 28 Aug 2026
Install two rooflight windows · Fri 21 Aug 2026
Demolish existing conservatory and replace with single storey rear extension · Wed 19 Aug 2026
Proposed first floor side extension, single storey rear extension, conversion of · Wed 19 Aug 2026
Loft conversion to habitable space, incorporating one rear dormer window and fiv · Fri 14 Aug 2026
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Other wards in East Hertfordshire
Sawbridgeworth (73.3%)
Hertford - Castle (70.1%)
Buntingford (74.4%)
Hertford - Bengeo (78.0%)
Much Hadham (69.6%)
Bishops Stortford - Meads (73.6%)
Braughing (69.9%)
Bishops Stortford - All Saints (76.0%)
Bishops Stortford - Central (73.3%)
Bishops Stortford - South (78.8%)
Hertford - Rural South (63.0%)
Little Hadham (70.3%)