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Bridgetts Hollow Road Widdington Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3SL

UTT/25/1896/HHFHouseholder Full ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 25 September 2025

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of double garage to serve existing dwelling

Received
16 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Newport
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated6 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target1 Oct
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Bridgetts Hollow Road Widdington Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3SL. Uttlesford has handled 2,399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Uttlesford's typical decision time. The site is in the Widdington conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Newport. We hold 771 applications in total for the CB11 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
CB11 3SL
Application type
Householder Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Widdington

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 August 2025
Consultation expiry
4 September 2025
Consultation start
6 August 2025
Consultation end
3 September 2025
Neighbour consultation start
6 August 2025
Neighbour consultation end
3 September 2025
Last date for comments
4 September 2025
Target decision date
1 October 2025
Permission expires
25 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
70 Waterdell Lane St Ippolyts SG4 7QZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
14 August 2025
Advertisement expiry
4 September 2025
Site notice start
14 August 2025
Site notice end
4 September 2025

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: WiddingtonPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/75/32-129Part of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    17 Sep

    Proposed felling of 1 no. dead Hawthorn

    PendingApplicationUTT/26/2407/TCA
  2. 2025
    16 Jul

    Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of The Little Lodge as a separate residential dwelling

    PendingExisting Cert of LawfulnessUTT/25/1897/CLE
  3. 2021
    3 Dec

    1no. Hawthorn- reduce height by two thirds

    ApprovedTree Works NotificationUTT/21/3598/TCA
  4. 2020
    26 Nov

    Proposed detached double garage with ancillary space above.

    RefusedHouseholderUTT/20/3089/HHF
  5. 2017
    16 Mar

    Reduce by 30% 1 no. Sweet Maple Tree

    ApprovedTree Works NotificationUTT/17/0808/TCA
  6. 2014
    22 Dec

    Change of use from annexe above garage to separate dwelling.

    ApprovedFully DetailedUTT/14/3781/FUL

Source: Uttlesford

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