Sewage Works Water Lane Newport Essex CB11 3PN Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1892/HEDGE - Hedgerows Decided

Proposal

Application for hedgerow removal - the removal of 6m of hedgerow from the northern site Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Consultation
27 Jul 2026
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Not Issuing Hedgerow Retention notice
5 Oct 2026

Not Issuing Hedgerow Retention notice on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 71 m away: Shortgrove Hall
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
SSSI 158 m away: Debden Water SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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 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 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
Hedgerows
Postcode
CB11 3PN
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Newport
Parish
Newport
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Not Issuing Hedgerow Retention notice
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 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