The Bull Langley Lower Green Langley Essex CB11 4SB Data via plota.co.uk

UTT/26/2077/FUL - Fully Detailed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing Nissen hut, flat roof concrete garage, timber shed structures, fencing and gates. Removal of 12 no. existing Leyland Cyprus trees. Erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling, double garage, cycle store, vehicle and pedestrian gates to new and revised boundary positions and associated landscaping, including creation of garden amenity area solely for tenant accommodation use at The Bull, Bull Lane, Langley Lower Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 4SF… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Uttlesford's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 24 Sept 2026.

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Documents 25

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Black Bull Inn
List entry 1278273 · 4 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 11 m away: Horse Chestnut; Open access land 9 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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
CB11 4SB
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Clavering
Parish
Langley
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Uttlesford usually decides demolitions by day 54.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
85decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15154993
Neighbours
19 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 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