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16 Rectory Lane Farnham Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 1HU

UTT/15/1940/HHFHouseholder Full ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 31 July 2015

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed two storey side extension.

Received
17 June 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stort Valley
Agent
Philip Livings Limited
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target12 Aug
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at 16 Rectory Lane Farnham Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 1HU. Uttlesford has handled 2,399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days quicker than Uttlesford's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Stort Valley. We hold 3,119 applications in total for the CM23 postcode area.

76% of full applications at Uttlesford District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CM23 1HU
Application type
Householder Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Farnham

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2015
Consultation expiry
20 July 2015
Consultation start
22 June 2015
Consultation end
20 July 2015
Neighbour consultation start
22 June 2015
Neighbour consultation end
13 July 2015
Last date for comments
20 July 2015
Target decision date
12 August 2015
Permission expires
31 July 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
Philip Livings Limited
Agent address
53 Woodlands Park Drive Dunmow Essex CM6 1WT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2016
    4 May

    Non Material Amendment to UTT/15/1940/HHF

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentUTT/16/1282/NMA
  2. 2015
    17 Jun

    Proposed two storey side extension.

    This applicationApprovedFullUTT/15/1940/HHF

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    12 Apr

    Erection of side garage extension

    ApprovedHouseholderUTT/16/1002/HHF

Source: Uttlesford

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