44 Highfields Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1EE Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1934/HHF - Householder Full Application Pending

Proposal

Dormer extension to part of front elevation, room over garage and single storey extension to the rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Uttlesford's recent extensions. Comments are open until 6 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

Local nature reserve 314 m away: Flitch Way
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Great Dunmow built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

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.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Householder Full Application
Postcode
CM6 1EE
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Great Dunmow South And Barnston
Parish
Great Dunmow
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Uttlesford usually decides extensions by day 50.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
377decided 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.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15079951
Neighbours
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 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