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UTT/26/0935/DISBGP - Discharge Biodiversity Gain Plan Refused
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application to discharge condition 18 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to UTT/25/3261/FUL Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
27 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF UFM4_REFUSE_DISCHARGE_BIODIVERSITY_GAIN_PLANN B010-Decision Notice · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE UTT/25/3261/FUL Other · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF PS ECOLOGY - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN B610-Supporting information · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC B610-Supporting information · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM B610-Supporting information · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF OTHER B110-Officers Reports · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKAPP STANDARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Correspondence · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Discharge Biodiversity Gain Plan
Postcode
CM22 6JQ
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Elsenham & Henham
Parish
Henham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse to Discharge Conditions
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
SEE ALSO UTT/26/0931/DOC
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Fernwood Old Mead Road Henham Essex CM22 6JQ
Proposed loft conversion including alterations to roof to include front gable, 3 no. fron…
UTT/22/2122/HHF
2022 Approved
Fernwood Old Mead Road Henham Essex CM22 6JQ
Proposed loft conversion including alterations to roof to include front gable, 3 no. fron…
UTT/22/2122/HHF
2022 Refused
Fernwood Old Mead Road Henham Essex CM22 6JQ
Proposed new second floor with new roof, front porch and proposed single storey rear exte…
UTT/22/0430/HHF
2022 Refused
Fernwood Old Mead Road Henham Essex CM22 6JQ
Proposed new second floor with new roof, front porch and proposed single storey rear exte…
UTT/22/0430/HHF
2021 Approved
Kingsmead House Old Mead Road Henham CM22 6JQ
Proposed loft conversion including alterations to roof to include front gable, 1 no. fron…
UTT/21/1208/HHF
2017 Refused
Site At Birch Grove Old Mead Road Henham Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 6JQ
Outline application for the demotion of existing garage and erection of 1 no. detached dw…
UTT/17/0668/OP
2017 Refused
Site At Birch Grove Old Mead Road Henham Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 6JQ
Outline application for the demotion of existing garage and erection of 1 no. detached dw…
UTT/17/0668/OP
2016 Approved
Meadows Old Mead Road Henham CM22 6JG
Conversion of garage to 1 no. dwelling
UTT/16/3676/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings