Car Park East Of Old Mead Road Station Road Elsenham/ Henham Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1988/FUL - Fully Detailed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Redevelopment of site to provide car park, 4 no. commercial buildings; footpath link towards Elsenham Railway Station; associated hard and soft landscape works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
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Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Uttlesford's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 15 Oct 2026.

Documents 37

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Elsenham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Fully Detailed
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Elsenham & Henham
Parish
Elsenham
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Decade Three

Decision outlook

Day 52, past Uttlesford's usual 51 days for commercial and major works. 92% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 7 Dec 2026.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Uttlesford in the last twelve months, from validation. Uttlesford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

134 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15082419
Planning Portal ref
PP-15082419
Neighbours
14 Sept 2026
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Uttlesford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #31 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Uttlesford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Uttlesford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #280 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #272 of 296
82%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #31 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #33 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
276 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,247
Total decisions
288 refused in the year to March 2026