20 Mount Pleasant Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EA Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/2017/TCA - Tree Works Notification Approved

Proposal

Reduce 1 no. Yew tree by up to 0.75 metres all over and lift canopy and cut back 1 no. Cherry plum tree by approximately 3-4 metres to boundary line Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
10 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 14 Mount Pleasant Road,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 3EA,, 60 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.
Show all 6 with distances
  • 60 m14 Mount Pleasant Road,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 3EA,
  • 116 m1 Westfields,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 3DZ,
  • 117 mFriends School,Mount Pleasant Road,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 4AL,
  • 123 m12 Mount Pleasant Road,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 3EA,
  • 130 m26 South Road,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 3DN,
  • 147 m11 Mount Pleasant Road,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 3EA,
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 12 m away: 5 Individual, 15 Groups; 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 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 1

Last sold for £239,995 in July 2011. Detached house, freehold.

25 July 2011£239,995

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

Building

Floor area80 m² (861 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Uttlesford - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Tree Works Notification
Postcode
CB11 3EA
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Saffron Walden Shire
Parish
Saffron Walden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree No Objections
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
HRJ Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 13 days slower than Uttlesford's median of 23 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
232decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15146029
Planning Portal ref
PP-15146029
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.