Rickling Primary School Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/2385/TCA - Tree Works Notification Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 no. Common Ash - Removal of dead wood (2), 1 no. Norway Maple - Crown lift and removal of dead wood (4), 1 no. Hazel - Remove dead stem with split (5) and 1 no. Oak - crown lift (6) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 19 Oct 2026, from Uttlesford's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF TREE SURVEY REPORT B610-Supporting information · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM B610-Supporting information · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF TCAACK - TCA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Correspondence · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Listed building: Rickling Primary School,Rickling Green,Saffron Walden,Essex,CB11 3YG,
The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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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Rickling And Quendon 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 224 m away: Quendon Wood SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Rickling Green and Quendon 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 scheduled monument 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
Tree Works Notification
Postcode
CB11 3YG
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Newport
Parish
Quendon & Rickling
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 24, past Uttlesford's usual 23 days for tree and landscaping works. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 15 Dec 2026.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
232decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15227469
Planning Portal ref
PP-15227469
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Erection of 3m high mesh fence and erection of gate to footpath.
UTT/18/1714/FUL
2017 Approved
To nominate property as Asset of Community Value
UTT/17/3194/ACV
2017 Approved
To nominate property as Asset of Community Value
UTT/17/3194/ACV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Maces Farm Yard And Land At Belcham's Lane Belchams Lane Rickling Green Essex
Phased development for 110 dwellings (Use Class C3), replacement football pitches, pavili…
UTT/25/3329/FUL
2024
3 The Green Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Proposed works to 3 no. trees of various species as per schedule of works
UTT/24/2966/TCA
2024
3 The Green Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Proposed works to 3 no. trees of various species as per schedule of works
UTT/24/2966/TCA
2024 Approved
Land At Belcham's Lane And Maces Farm Belchams Lane Rickling Green Essex
Request for Screening opinion for Up to 110 residential dwellings (Class C3) for 'Build t…
UTT/24/0735/SCO
2024 Approved
Land At Belcham's Lane And Maces Farm Belchams Lane Rickling Green Essex
Request for Screening opinion for Up to 110 residential dwellings (Class C3) for 'Build t…
UTT/24/0735/SCO
2023 Approved
Cricketers Arms Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Nomination of Cricketers Arms as an Asset of Community Value
UTT/23/0527/ACV
2023 Approved
Cricketers Arms Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Nomination of Cricketers Arms as an Asset of Community Value
UTT/23/0527/ACV
2023 Approved
Chapel Cottage Rickling Green Rickling Green Essex CB11 3YG
Reduce and reshape 4no. Ash Trees by 30% (2-2.5m)
UTT/23/0009/TCA
2023 Approved
Chapel Cottage Rickling Green Rickling Green Essex CB11 3YG
Reduce and reshape 4no. Ash Trees by 30% (2-2.5m)
UTT/23/0009/TCA
2022 Approved
1 Ivy Cottages Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Proposed single storey rear extension.
UTT/22/2717/HHF
2022 Approved
1 Ivy Cottages Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Proposed single storey rear extension.
UTT/22/2717/HHF
2022 Approved
Portland House Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Crown reduction of 1no. Ash
UTT/22/2842/TCA
2022 Approved
Portland House Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Crown reduction of 1no. Ash
UTT/22/2842/TCA
2020 Approved
3 The Green Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
2no. Silver Birch 30% Crown Reduction
UTT/20/3301/TCA
2020 Approved
3 The Green Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
2no. Silver Birch 30% Crown Reduction
UTT/20/3301/TCA
2019 Approved
Rose Cottage Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Application to discharge Conditions 2 (Hard and soft landscaping), 5 (External Material)…
UTT/19/2641/DOC
2019 Approved
Rose Cottage Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
Application to discharge Conditions 2 (Hard and soft landscaping), 5 (External Material)…
UTT/19/2641/DOC
2019 Approved
Rose Cottage Rickling Green Rickling Green CB11 3YG
Application to discharge Conditions 2 (hard and soft landscaping) 5 (samples of exterior…
UTT/19/0395/DOC
2019 Approved
Rose Cottage Rickling Green Rickling Green CB11 3YG
Application to discharge Conditions 2 (hard and soft landscaping) 5 (samples of exterior…
UTT/19/0395/DOC
2018 Approved
South House Rickling Green Rickling Green CB11 3YG
Erection of side and rear extension, garage and alterations (amendments to previously app…
UTT/18/2952/HHF
2018 Approved
South House Rickling Green Rickling Green CB11 3YG
Erection of side and rear extensions.
UTT/18/2226/HHF
2017 Approved
Rickling Village Green Rickling Green Essex
To nominate village green as Asset of Community Value
UTT/17/3184/ACV
2017 Approved
Rickling Village Green Rickling Green Essex
To nominate village green as Asset of Community Value
UTT/17/3184/ACV
2017 Approved
Cricketers Arms Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
To nominate property as Asset of Community Value
UTT/17/3191/ACV
2017 Approved
Cricketers Arms Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
To nominate property as Asset of Community Value
UTT/17/3191/ACV
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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