Land Rear Of Saffron House High Street Henham Essex CM22 6AS Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/1834/FUL - Fully Detailed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of 3 no. self build dwellings with parking and associated landscaping and development Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Sept 2026, from Uttlesford's recent new homes. The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Documents 33

Statements & assessments 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Henham 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.
Priority habitat: Traditional orchard
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Henleys, Grade II, 57 m away · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 14 m away: 22 Individual 11 Groups; Inside the Henham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Uttlesford
Application type
Fully Detailed
Postcode
CM22 6AS
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Elsenham & Henham
Parish
Henham
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pelham Structures LTD

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. Uttlesford usually decides new homes by day 55.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
57%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

5comments received
1 objecting4 neutral

20% object · below the UK average of 75%

52 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15005517
Neighbours
27 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
18 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