Mount Cottage South Street Great Chesterford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1NW Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/2165/CLLB - Listed Build Cert of Lawfulness Prop Refused

Proposal

Replacement of the long section of roof and broken roof tiles, with like for like. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Refused
10 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Mount Cottage
List entry 1112266 · 1 m from the pin · 23 more listed buildings within 150 m (23 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 ↗
Great Chesterford 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Great Chesterford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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
Listed Build Cert of Lawfulness Prop
Postcode
CB10 1NW
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft
Parish
Great Chesterford
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Refuse Certificate Lawfulness
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 34 days faster than Uttlesford's median of 50 for extensions. Refused, as 19% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
377decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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