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Land At Latchmore End Latchmore Bank Little Hallingbury Hertfordshire

UTT/26/0131/OPOutline PermissionRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 10 April 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access for the erection of two dwellings and associated works

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broad Oak And The Hallingburys
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 78 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land At Latchmore End Latchmore Bank Little Hallingbury Hertfordshire. Uttlesford has handled 476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 5 weeks longer than Uttlesford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Broad Oak And The Hallingburys.

72% of outline applications at Uttlesford District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would introduce two new dwellings in the countryside where development is resisted unless it is sustainable and is located where it will enhance or maintain the vitality of rural communities. Local services within the village are limited and thereby future occupiers would need to access facilities and amenities beyond reasonable walking/cycling distance of the site in other settlements to meet their needs. The development in this location would undoubtedly place reliance upon travel by car and would not encourage sustainable transport options to be made. The proposed development would not be a suitable location for housing having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities. Therefore, it would not accord with Core Policy 3 and 26 of the Uttlesford District Local Plan 2021 - 2041 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The application site as defined by the Uttlesford District Local Plan as falling within the Metropolitan Green Belt. The proposed development to construct 2 dwellings alongside associated works would constitute as inappropriate development within the Green Belt and would not form one of the exceptions as outline in Paragraphs 154 and 155 of the Framework. The development would result in harm to the openness and character of the Green Belt. No adequate 'Very Special Circumstance' have been demonstrated to outweigh the inappropriate harm identified upon the Green Belt resulting from the proposals. The proposals would be contrary to Policy 59 of the Uttlesford District Local Plan 2021- 20141 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Outline Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Little Hallingbury

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2026
Consultation expiry
7 March 2026
Consultation start
16 March 2026
Consultation end
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 February 2026
Last date for comments
23 March 2026
Target decision date
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sworders
Agent address
Sworders The Gatehouse Hadham Hall Little Hadham Ware SG11 2EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
14 February 2026
Site notice end
7 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14616867
Documents
35

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 02/26-3303Part of the site · +6 more
  • Green belt: Uttlesford
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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

Source: Uttlesford

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