Stort Cottage Middle Street Clavering Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4QL Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/2002/CLLB - Listed Build Cert of Lawfulness Prop Approved

Proposal

To install a new 6mm diameter cable to connect fibre internet service to the front elevation of the house rising from the ground to the ground floor window cill level, utilising the old BT cable entry point adjacent to the ground floor window. The new 6 mm cable will be decorated to match the wall and window colour Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Leatside Stort Cottage
List entry 1112431 · The pin is inside its outline · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 11 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 ↗
Clavering 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.
Scheduled monument 107 m away: Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 20 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Clavering built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
CB11 4QL
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Clavering
Parish
Clavering
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Proposed - Approve Cert Lawfulness
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days slower than Uttlesford's median of 48 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Uttlesford in the last twelve months, from validation. Uttlesford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 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