1 Lower Street Stansted Essex CM24 8LN Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1863/FUL - Fully Detailed Approved

Proposal

Install an air conditioning wall unit internally with the floor standing extractor vent and fan on the external side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Validated
3 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents 25

Other documents 19

PDF OTHER B110-Officers Reports · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ACKAPP STANDARD ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Correspondence · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL UNIT POSITION - PHOTO AND EMAIL CONFIRMATION B610-Supporting information · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INFO RE INSTALLATION B610-Supporting information · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG SITE OF EXTERNAL UNIT - BOTTOM MARK UP ONLY B610-Supporting information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG EXTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG INTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG INTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG INTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG MANUFACTURERS SPEC - INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL UNITS B610-Supporting information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSTR - CONSTRAINTS LIST Report · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF AIR CON UNIT - MANUFACTURERS SPEC/SIZE B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND LIST ENTRY B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG EXTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG EXTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG EXTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG EXTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG EXTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXTERNAL SITE PHOTOGRAPH B610-Supporting information · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 1, Lower Street
List entry 1221452 · The pin is inside its outline · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (18 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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Stansted Mountfitchet 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.
Scheduled monument 86 m away: Stansted Castle: a ringwork and associated bailey 100m north of Elms Farm
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Stansted Mountfitchet 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
Not green belt

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
CM24 8LN
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Stansted North
Parish
Stansted
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 12 days faster than Uttlesford's median of 48 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 96% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Uttlesford in the last twelve months, from validation. Uttlesford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104648
Planning Portal ref
PP-15104648
Neighbours
3 Aug 2026
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 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

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