Down House Arkesden Saffron Walden CB11 4EX Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/0987/TCA - Tree Works Notification Approved

Proposal

1 no. Silver Birch in front garden to fell to ground level due to being too close to a listed house Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Consultation
24 Apr 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Arkesden conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Axe and Compasses Inn, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 14 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 10 m away: 125 Individual, 17 Groups; Inside the Arkesden built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Tree Works Notification
Postcode
CB11 4EX
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Clavering
Parish
Arkesden
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Tree No Objections
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Croak Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 6 days faster than Uttlesford's median of 53 for listed building works. Approved, as 76% of listed building works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
154decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14881485
Planning Portal ref
PP-14881485
Consultation
24 Apr 2026
Comments by
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Jun 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