Lismore Duddenhoe End Saffron Walden CB11 4UU Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/0696/HHF - Householder Full Application Refused

Proposal

Installation of Solar panels to the property Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Validated
25 Mar 2026
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Consultation
26 Mar 2026
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Refused
4 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

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.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Meadows, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 6 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.
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Also on the record
Priority habitat about 25 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. 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 £635,000 in November 2021. Detached house, freehold.

29 November 2021£635,000
1 August 2007£370,000
27 January 1997£137,500

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 4UU
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Ward
Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft
Parish
Elmdon Duddenhoe End
Case officer
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Target decision
20 May 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Octopus Energy Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 21 days slower than Uttlesford's median of 50 for householder applications. Refused, as 16% of householder applications here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
283decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14788876
Planning Portal ref
PP-14788876
Neighbours
4 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Mar 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
20 May 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.