Brookside House Hammond Road Hatfield Broad Oak Essex CM22 7JP Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/0944/CLP - Proposed Cert of Lawfulness Approved

Proposal

Proposed detached single storey outbuidling positioned to the rear of the rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Approved
8 Jun 2026

Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Hatfield Broad Oak built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 11 September 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
Proposed Cert of Lawfulness
Postcode
CM22 7JP
Received
19 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Broad Oak And The Hallingburys
Parish
Hatfield Broad Oak
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Proposed - Approve Cert Lawfulness
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 81% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
377decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Uttlesford in the last twelve months, from validation. Uttlesford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14518549
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