Rosemary Cottage Causeway End Road Felsted Essex CM6 3LU Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/0385/FUL - Fully Detailed Approved

Proposal

Construction of new dwelling and new access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Validated
19 Feb 2026
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Consultation
19 Feb 2026
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Committee
8 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Apr 2026

Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Uttlesford Planning Committee on 8 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the revised design overcame the earlier refusal reason and the benefits outweighed the harm.
  • The parish council and twelve objectors raised concerns about design, location, access, traffic, flooding, amenity and ecology.
  • The committee approved the application, authorising permission subject to the report’s conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee discussion, vote and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Uttlesford's committee minutes of 8 Apr 2026.

Documents 50

Consultation & comments 27

PDF FELSTED PARISH COUNCIL - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF ECC HIGHWAYS - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
IMG Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - COMMENTS B900-AP Consultation Replies · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Causeway End built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £610,000 in September 2015. Detached house, freehold.

22 September 2015£610,000

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

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Fully Detailed
Postcode
CM6 3LU
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Felsted And Stebbing
Parish
Felsted
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
J Bell Design and Conservation Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 5 days faster than Uttlesford's median of 55 for new homes. Approved, as 55% of new homes here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14626905
Neighbours
10 Apr 2026
Consultation
19 Feb 2026
Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
2 Mar 2026
Committee
8 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

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