3 The Green Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/0536/TCA - Tree Works Notification Approved

Proposal

Removal of 2 no. Silver Birch in front garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Rickling And Quendon conservation area
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.
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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 226 m away: Quendon Wood SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Rickling Green and Quendon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area175 m² (1,884 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Tree Works Notification
Postcode
CB11 3YG
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Newport
Parish
Quendon & Rickling
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Tree No Objections
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 27 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 4 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Apr 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

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.