23 Frambury Lane Newport Essex CB11 3PU Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1926/FUL - Fully Detailed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of an existing timber garden cabin from incidental residential use to a mixed-use home business for aesthetics, tattoo and piercing services, while remaining ancillary to the main dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
10 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 60.

The consultation period closed on 7 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Newport (Uttlesford) 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 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
Fully Detailed
Postcode
CB11 3PU
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Newport
Parish
Newport
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 60, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Uttlesford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 604 days past the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15117684
Planning Portal ref
PP-15117684
Neighbours
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Uttlesford
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#95 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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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