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Whitecotes Thaxted Road Debden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3LS

UTT/26/0328/HHFHouseholder Full ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 March 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing garage with studio to become a two bedroom annexe with catslide dormer, new window openings and replacement of lean-to shed with lean-to walk in wardrobe

Received
10 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Debden And Wimbish
Agent
Ian Abrams Architect Limited
  1. Received10 Feb
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Mar
  4. Target7 Apr
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Whitecotes Thaxted Road Debden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3LS. Uttlesford has handled 2,399 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 8 days quicker 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 40 applications across Debden And Wimbish. 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 3LS
Application type
Householder Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Debden

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 February 2026
Consultation expiry
6 March 2026
Consultation start
13 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 March 2026
Last date for comments
13 March 2026
Target decision date
7 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ian Abrams Architect Limited
Architect profile
IAN ABRAMS ARCHITECT LIMITED
Agent address
Ian Abrams Architect Limited 5 The Maltings Station Road Newport CB11 3RN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14684854
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

Source: Uttlesford

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