Beech Bungalow Old Mead Road Henham Essex CM22 6JL Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/25/2855/DFO - Details Following Outline Approved

Proposal

Details following outline planning application (erection of a one and a half storey dwelling) - details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
24 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
5 Feb 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
2 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Elsenham 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Details Following Outline
Postcode
CM22 6JL
Received
23 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Ward
Elsenham & Henham
Parish
Henham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 2 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003582 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Sworders

How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 29 days slower than Uttlesford's median of 76 for reserved matters. Approved, as 78% of reserved matters here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
13%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14429613
Planning Portal ref
PP-14429613
Neighbours
24 Oct 2025
Consultation
24 Oct 2025
Comments by
3 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
12 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

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