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Lord Butler Leisure Centre Peaslands Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EG

UTT/26/0361/FULFully DetailedAwaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction of 1 no. padel court and netball practice area on the existing tennis /netball courts

Received
12 February 2026
Decision due
17 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Saffron Walden Shire
Agent
Ridgeway Building Design Ltd
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Lord Butler Leisure Centre Peaslands Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EG. Uttlesford has handled 2,399 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Saffron Walden Shire. 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 3EG
Application type
Fully Detailed
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Saffron Walden

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
17 March 2026
Consultation start
23 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
24 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 March 2026
Last date for comments
23 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ridgeway Building Design Ltd
Architect profile
RIDGEWAY BUILDING DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
Ridgeway Building Design Ltd 40 Top Road Tolleshunt Knights Maldon CM9 8EU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14700676
Documents
30

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.

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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