Whittakers Richmonds Green Holders Green Road Thaxted Dunmow Essex CM6 3QF Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1594/LB - Listed Building Approved

Proposal

Proposed alterations to the cottage to include the conversion of a store to an ensuite bathroom, the addition of a rear dormer, replacement of the patio doors with a front door and a new porch and the removal of a modern partition between the existing utility and kitchen. Addition of two-bay cart lodge style garage. Replacement of existing concrete garage with a garden room. Relocation of vehicle entrance gate and addition of pedestrian gate with timber posts. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Consultation
2 Jul 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 19

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Whittakers
List entry 1165931 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
Public bridleway 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £500,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

16 January 2026£500,000

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
Listed Building
Postcode
CM6 3QF
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Thaxted And The Eastons
Parish
Thaxted
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rachel Moses Architect Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 82% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
560decided 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.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15045344
Planning Portal ref
PP-15045344
Neighbours
2 Jul 2026
Consultation
2 Jul 2026
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Aug 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

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