42 Castle Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Remedial repair to front elevation involving replacement of approx. 1m of decayed sole plate timber with new green oak on a like-for-like basis, affected pargeted lime panelling to be repaired using traditional lime materials. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 5
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- 3 m40, Castle StreetGrade II
- 6 m46 and 48, Castle StreetGrade II
- 12 m36, 36a and 38, Castle StreetGrade II
- 16 m50, Castle StreetGrade II
- 19 mSaffron Walden MuseumGrade II
- 33 m54 and 54a, Castle StreetGrade II
- 35 m77 Castle Street,Saffron Walden,CB10 1BQ,
- 37 m30, 32 and 34, Castle StreetGrade II
- 47 m56, Castle StreetGrade II
- 49 m73 and 75, Castle StreetGrade II
- 51 m26 and 28, Castle StreetGrade II
- 53 m58, 60, 62 and 64, Castle StreetGrade II
- 59 m71, Castle StreetGrade II
- 63 m20, 22 and 24, Castle StreetGrade II
- 63 mWalden CastleGrade I
- 67 m66-72, Castle StreetGrade II
- 73 mMethodist ChurchGrade II
- 75 m1 and 2, Museum YardGrade II
- 76 m17, Museum StreetGrade II
- 81 mNumber 3 and Attached WallGrade II
- 83 m11, 13 and 15, Museum StreetGrade II*
- 84 m65, 67 and 69, Castle StreetGrade II
- 95 m50 Church Street,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB10 1JQ,
- 96 m109, Castle StreetGrade II
- 98 m61 and 63, Castle StreetGrade II
- 99 mProspect HouseGrade II
- 99 mThe Victory Public HouseGrade II
- 100 mThe Old School House,9B Museum Street,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB10 1BN,
- 104 m8 and 10, Museum StreetGrade II
- 105 mNumbers 2 and 3 Johnsons YardGrade II
- 105 mWall to Walden Castle Bounding Church Street and Castle HillGrade II
- 108 m59, Castle StreetGrade II
- 109 m2, 4 and 6, Museum StreetGrade II
- 113 m40 Church Street,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB10 1JQ,
- 116 m2, Little Walden RoadGrade II
- 116 m42 Church Street,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB10 1JQ,
- 118 m7 and 9, Museum StreetGrade II
- 120 m55, Castle StreetGrade II
- 123 mConservative ClubGrade II
- 123 mNumber 1 Johnsons YardGrade II
- 123 mJohnsons Court,Church Street,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB10 1JJ,
- 125 mThe Old Rectory SurgeryGrade II
- 126 m26, Church StreetGrade II
- 126 m34 and 36, Church StreetGrade II
- 127 m35 and 37, Church StreetGrade II
- 127 mThe Grange and Garden Wall to Church StreetGrade II
- 130 m30 and 32, Church StreetGrade II
- 130 mCromwell LodgeGrade II
- 131 m49 and 51, Castle StreetGrade II*
- 132 mWall With Reset Tombstones on South Side of ChurchyardGrade II
- 134 mChurch of St Mary the VirginGrade I
- 135 m26a and 28, Church StreetGrade II
- 139 m45 and 47, Castle StreetGrade II*
- 141 m24, Church StreetGrade II
- 148 m20, Church StreetGrade II
- 148 m9, Common HillGrade II
- 149 m41 and 43, Castle StreetGrade II*
- 149 m22 Church Street,Saffron Walden,Essex,,
- 150 m12 and 14, Market HillGrade II*
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £250,000 in December 2003. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Application to discharge condition 3 (window details) attached to UTT/26/0593/LB
Important details
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Application type
- Listed Building
- Postcode
- CB10 1BJ
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Saffron Walden Castle
- Parish
- Saffron Walden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
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How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days slower than Uttlesford's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 82% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Uttlesford in the last twelve months, from validation. Uttlesford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15069824
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15069824
- Neighbours
- 10 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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