Hermits Barn Cuckoo Lane Great Canfield Essex

UTT/26/0203/PAQ3Prior Approval Part 3 Class QApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 11 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural building to 1 no. dwelling

Received: 27 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Uttlesford District Council
Ward: Broad Oak And The Hallingburys

ReceivedReceived27 Jan
ValidatedValidated27 Jan
Consult.Consultation17 Feb
TargetTarget Date24 Mar
DecidedDecided11 Mar

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Hermits Barn Cuckoo Lane Great Canfield Essex. Uttlesford has handled 476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Uttlesford's typical decision time. 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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Application details

Application type: Prior Approval Part 3 Class Q
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Great Canfield

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 25 February 2026
Consultation start: 27 January 2026
Consultation end: 17 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 27 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 17 February 2026
Last date for comments: 25 February 2026
Target decision date: 24 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Sworders The Gate House Hadham Hall Little Hadham Ware SG11 2EB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 4 February 2026
Site notice end: 25 February 2026

Additional information

Documents: 27

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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.

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© 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.

Source: Uttlesford

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