Rosemary Cottage Causeway End Road Felsted Essex CM6 3LU Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/25/1900/FUL - Fully Detailed Refused

Proposal

Construction of 1no. new dwelling and new access onto Causeway End Road Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
18 Jul 2025
✓
Consultation
13 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
16 Jan 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Uttlesford Planning Committee on 14 Jan 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the dwelling was considered acceptable in policy terms, subject to conditions.
  • The parish council and eleven residents objected over backland development, character, access, drainage, amenity and environmental effects.
  • The committee refused permission on GEN2 overdevelopment grounds after the approval proposal was lost on the Chair’s casting vote.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer advice, objections, committee debate, vote and refusal reasons. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Uttlesford's committee minutes of 14 Jan 2026.

Documents 37

Consultation & comments 17

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 9 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF ECC HIGHWAYS - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF FELSTED PARISH COUNCIL - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF BARKER PARRY TOWN PLANNING LTD - COMMENTS B900-AP Consultation Replies · 12 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 10 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 9 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show B999 - Representation Letter · 8 Aug 2025 View ↗
PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - RESPONSE B900-AP Consultation Replies · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Causeway End built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 15 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £610,000 in September 2015. Detached house, freehold.

22 September 2015£610,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area122 m² (1,313 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Fully Detailed
Postcode
CM6 3LU
Received
16 Jul 2025
Validated
18 Jul 2025
Ward
Felsted And Stebbing
Parish
Felsted
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jan 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
16 Jan 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
J Bell Design and Conservation Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 182 days from validation, 126 days slower than Uttlesford's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 42% of new homes here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13832149
Planning Portal ref
PP-13832149
Neighbours
16 Jan 2026
Consultation
13 Oct 2025
Comments by
27 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2025
Committee
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.