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Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor planning approval rate

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor ward in East Hertfordshire has a 88.7% approval rate based on 133 planning decisions. East Hertfordshire overall: 74.6%.

Last updated: September 2026

88.7%
ward approval rate
133
Decisions
118
Approved
15
Refused
74.6%
East Hertfordshire average

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor is 14.1 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 Thorley Manor compares

Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor ward (133 decided)
88.7%
East Hertfordshire overall (14,346 decided)
74.6%
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Recent decisions in Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor

3/26/0990/CLPO
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights on front elevation · Fri 14 Aug 2026
Approved
3/26/0737/HH
Installation of a freestanding greenhouse · Fri 14 Aug 2026
Approved
3/26/0982/CLPO
Alterations to rear fenestration to create a wider opening and installation of s · Mon 10 Aug 2026
Approved
3/26/0641/HH
Conversion of garage into habitable space and removal of side porch. Erection of · Fri 31 Jul 2026
Approved
3/26/0707/HH
Garage conversion with new window to front elevation, ground floor front extensi · Mon 27 Jul 2026
Approved

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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%)
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