Bishop's Stortford North planning approval rate
Bishop's Stortford North ward in East Hertfordshire has a 80.7% approval rate based on 249 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 73.2%.
Last updated: April 2026
80.7%
ward approval rate
249
Decisions
201
Approved
48
Refused
73.2%
East Hertfordshire average
Bishop's Stortford North is 7.5 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
80.7%
East Hertfordshire overall
73.2%
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Recent decisions in Bishop's Stortford North
Retrospective sub-division of 34 Cedar Court into two residential flats (34 and · Fri 13 Feb 2026
Prior approval application (Part 14, Class J) for installation of roof mounted s · Thu 05 Feb 2026
Internal alterations and part change of use from Class E (Shop) to Class C3 (Res · Thu 05 Feb 2026
Fascia sign and projecting sign to front elevation · Wed 04 Feb 2026
Partial conversion of garage to form habitable accommodation, insertion of groun · Wed 04 Feb 2026
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✓ Common refusal reasons in East Hertfordshire
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 16,563 decisions.
Other wards in East Hertfordshire
Sawbridgeworth (72.6%)
Hertford - Castle (70.1%)
Hertford - Bengeo (78.0%)
Buntingford (73.6%)
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%)