Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
St James Park Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
Last published check: 14 Sept 2026, 12:54. Check the council record for more recent changes.
St James Park Whittington Way Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire
This record has no verified map location.
View council mapNon material amendment to planning application 3/24/2089/VAR (Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning application 3/21/1749/VAR dated 27/10/21 as varied by ref: 3/22/0658/NMA, 3/22/1512/NMA, 3/23/1791/NMA. (For: Hybrid Planning application comprising: (i) A full application for 142 dwellings (class C3) including affordable homes, plus associated accesses, landscaping, open space and infrastructure works (development zone A) , and a north/south primary route; and (ii) An outline application, with all matters reserved except access, for approximately 608 (Class C3) including affordable homes, a care home (Class C2) , up to 4 hectares of employment land (classes B1, B2, B8 sui Generis (car showroom)), a local centre including up to 1,000 sq m for retail (Class Ea) (Shops) and up to 2,200 sq m for other uses within Classes Eb), Ec), Ee) and Ef) (Commercial and Business Uses), Class F1 (Learning and non-residential institutions), Class F2 a) and b) (Local Community Uses) and Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)), a primary school (Class D1) up to 3 forms of entry and including early years facilities, a secondary school (Class D1) up to 8 forms of entry, open space including equipped areas for play, sustainable drainage systems, landscaping and all associated infrastructure and development) to allow for update to General Arrangement Plan to note final detail of access arrangement to Local Centre
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT APPROVAL DECISIONDecision Notice · PDF | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| Officers ReportOfficers Report · PDF | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTER REVISEDRevised Drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGOther Drawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANLocation/Block/Site Plan · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceAppeal status: . · .
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT APPROVAL DECISIONConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.