12 West Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3DS Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1056/HHF - Householder Full Application Approved

Proposal

Conversion of single garage to habitable accommodation, and internal alterations to main dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Consultation
1 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Mount Pleasant Road conservation area
Also Saffron Walden 2. 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.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 11 m away: Tree Preservation Order 04/13 - 1 1 Pine Tree; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Saffron Walden built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £850,000 in November 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

7 November 2025£850,000
17 July 2009£500,000
2 November 2001£249,999

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Householder Full Application
Postcode
CB11 3DS
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Saffron Walden Audley
Parish
Saffron Walden
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Donald Purkiss & Associates LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 70% of changes of use here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
64decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14902200
Neighbours
1 May 2026
Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
29 May 2026
Site or press notice
3 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.