Land At Highwood Farm Stortford Road Dunmow Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/0673/FUL - Fully Detailed Refused

Proposal

Development of 8 no. detached dwellings with access Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:54

Application progress

✓

Received

17 Mar 2026

✓

Validated

25 Mar 2026

✓

Consultation

10 Apr 2026

✗

Refused

20 May 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 37

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF RFULZ - REFUSAL FUL Decision Notice · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 11

Plans & drawings 8

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM B610-Supporting information · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 12

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Highwood Farmhouse

List entry 1323789 · 23 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)

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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23 mBarn at Highwood FarmGrade II

Historic England ↗

Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map 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.

Local nature reserve 89 m away: Flitch Way

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 122 m away: High Wood, Dunmow SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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: Fully Detailed
Postcode: CM6 1DN
Received: 17 Mar 2026
Validated: 25 Mar 2026
Ward: Great Dunmow South And Barnston
Parish: Great Dunmow
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 May 2026
Decision: Refuse
Decision date: 20 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 43% of new homes here are.

This one56d

Council55d

UK56d

60%decided within 8 weeks

57%approved

7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14788918
Neighbours: 20 May 2026
Consultation: 10 Apr 2026
Comments by: 23 Apr 2026
Site or press notice: 13 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025

Land South Of Stortford Road Dunmow

Erection of 1 no. stack sign and 2 no. banner flags

UTT/25/1300/AV 13 May 2025

2025

Land South Of Stortford Road Dunmow

Proposed erection of temporary sales and marketing suite (Sales Pod).

UTT/25/0559/FUL 3 Mar 2025

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

Land At Highwood Farm Stortford Road Dunmow Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 37

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 11

Plans & drawings 8

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 12

Other documents 4

Site constraints 5

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