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UTT/26/1781/LB - Listed Building Refused

Proposal

Refurbishment & enlargement of the existing two storey residential barn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
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Refused
26 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 2
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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Tanners Farmhouse, Grade II, 18 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
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
Flood defence 49 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Priority habitat 39 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
Listed Building
Postcode
CM6 3RS
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Felsted And Stebbing
Parish
Stebbing
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Fairgroundfishbowl

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 9 days faster than Uttlesford's median of 50 for extensions. Refused, as 19% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
495decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083125
Planning Portal ref
PP-15083125
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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