The Bell Royston Road Wendens Ambo Essex CB11 4JY Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/25/2868/FUL - Fully Detailed Approved

Proposal

1no. single storey self build dwelling with associated access, landscape and parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Oct 2025
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Validated
29 Oct 2025
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Consultation
29 Oct 2025
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Approved
18 Dec 2025

Approved on 18 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 24

Consultation & comments 13

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 17 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 6 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF ECC HIGHWAYS - COMMENTS B900-AP Consultation Replies · 3 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 27 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF WENDEN PARISH COUNCIL - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WENDENS AMBO PARISH COUNCIL - SUPPORT FROM THE RESIDENTS B900-AP Consultation Replies · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF WENDENS AMBO PARISH COUNCIL - EMAIL B900-AP Consultation Replies · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 15 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 15 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF ARCHAEOLOGY PLACE SERVICES - COMMENTS B900-AP Consultation Replies · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Bell Inn
List entry 1238309 · The pin is inside its outline · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (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 ↗
Wendens Ambo 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Wendens Ambo built-up area; Tree preservation order 29 m away: 38 Individual, 13 Groups; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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 4JY
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft
Parish
Wendens Ambo
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Dec 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
18 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
CANNON Architectural Design Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Uttlesford's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 74% of full applications here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14431275
Planning Portal ref
PP-14431275
Neighbours
18 Dec 2025
Consultation
29 Oct 2025
Comments by
27 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
31 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
24 Dec 2025
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

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