Car Park Recreation Ground The Causeway Dunmow Essex Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1202/FUL - Fully Detailed Withdrawn

Proposal

S73 application to vary condition 20 (electric car charging facilities) of (Redevelopment of existing car park to provide 70no. parking spaces and widening of existing crossover. Demolition of existing toilet block and construction of new block with bottle filling station. New storage facility with photovoltaic panels and new MUGA with surrounding hardstanding and landscaping) - in order to install electric car charging facilities within the first 12 months of occupation rather than prior to occupation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
21 May 2026
✓
Consultation
21 May 2026
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Withdrawn
22 May 2026

Withdrawn on 22 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Conservation area 9 m away: Great Dunmow
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
15 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Brook House, Grade II*, 48 m away · 1 Grade II*, 4 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.
Show all 15 with distances
  • 48 mBrook HouseGrade II*
  • 55 m1 The Causeway,Dunmow,Essex,CM6 2AA,
  • 60 m29 The Causeway,Dunmow,Essex,CM6 2AA,
  • 64 mDown Cottage,58 North Street,Dunmow,CM6 1BA,
  • 73 mUnnamed
  • 75 mIvy HouseGrade II
  • 88 mNorth HouseGrade II
  • 90 mDown House,43 North Street,Dunmow,CM6 1AZ,
  • 95 m43 The Causeway,Dunmow,Essex,CM6 2AA,
  • 105 m52a, North StreetGrade II
  • 112 m40 North Street,Dunmow,CM6 1BA,
  • 118 m39 North Street,Dunmow,CM6 1AZ,
  • 132 m51 The Causeway,Dunmow,Essex,CM6 2AA,
  • 136 m33 North Street,Dunmow,CM6 1AZ,
  • 140 m33, the DownsGrade II
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Protected tree 14 m away: 125 Individual Trees, 11 Areas, order 1/82/48-1151; Inside the Great Dunmow 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
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.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Fully Detailed
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Great Dunmow North
Parish
Great Dunmow
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LAP Architects

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14940160
Planning Portal ref
PP-14940160
Neighbours
22 May 2026
Consultation
21 May 2026
Comments by
19 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jul 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