Bishop’s Stortford car park gets green light

Judge finds in favour of East Herts council’s planning proposal

East Herts District Council has been given permission build a new six-storey car park in Bishop’s Stortford. The scheme for 546 spaces at Northgate End has been on hold since planning approval was first granted by the council’s development management committee in July 2018.

The decision prompted a judicial review bid by residents of neighbouring Yew Tree Place. The residents argued that a multi-storey car park was inappropriate in the conservation area and that the council had not...

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