Footpath Outside 10 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AT

Planning appeal 3368387 at Footpath Outside 10 South Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AT (East Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2025 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bishops Stortford Conservation Area and its effects on the significance of Nos 10, 12 and 12a-16b South Street, Non-Designated Heritage Assets.

‘installation of 1no. BT street hub unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit’

Authority: East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector: Walker C
Postcode: CM23 3AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bishops Stortford Conservation Area and its effects on the significance of Nos 10, 12 and 12a-16b South Street, Non-Designated Heritage Assets

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of non-designated heritage assets, which attracts great weight under the Framework, was not outweighed by the public benefits of improved telecommunications infrastructure.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Neighbourhood Plan Policy HPD2District Plan Policy DES4District Plan Policy ED3District Plan Policy HA1District Plan Policy HA2District Plan Policy HA4District Plan Policy HA6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 141Paragraph 212Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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