Pightle Cottage Church End Church Lane Ashdon Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2HG Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1993/TCA - Tree Works Notification Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Felling of 1 no. mature Leylandii and replacement with a variety of suitable planting Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Sept 2026

Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TNTCAZ - TCA NO OBJECTIONS Decision Notice · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG LOCATION OF TREE B020-Plan · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM B610-Supporting information · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF OTHER B110-Officers Reports · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF TCAACK - TCA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Correspondence · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FULL DESCRIPTION B610-Supporting information · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Old Vicarage
List entry 1170170 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 2 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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Historic England ↗
Ashdon Church 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.
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.
Scheduled monument 46 m away: Medieval settlement immediately east of All Saints Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 8 m away: 41 Individual 6 Groups.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 £625,000 in July 2026. Detached house, freehold.

1 July 2026£625,000

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

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (35 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2009, 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
CB10 2HG
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Ashdon
Parish
Ashdon
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Tree No Objections
Decision date
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, 17 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

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Last counted 15 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15135485
Planning Portal ref
PP-15135485
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.