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Hatfield Park Farm Hatfield Forest Road Bush End Takeley Essex CM22 6NG

UTT/26/0651/AGAgricultural DeterminationRefused

Refused on 8 April 2026

Council decision: Deemed RefusedDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

General-purpose agricultural and forestry storage building

Received
16 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broad Oak And The Hallingburys
Agent
Whirledge & Nott Ltd
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 23 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Hatfield Park Farm Hatfield Forest Road Bush End Takeley Essex CM22 6NG. Uttlesford has handled 134 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 4 weeks 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 68 applications across Broad Oak And The Hallingburys. We hold 1,228 applications in total for the CM22 postcode area.

80% of all 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. Pursuant to paragraph W(3) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), the proposed development cannot be lawfully implemented as it would fail to comply with the conditions, limitations or restrictions under A.1(d) [It would involve the provision of a building, structure or works not designed for agricultural purposes] of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
  2. Pursuant to paragraph W(3) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), the proposed development cannot be lawfully implemented as it would fail to comply with the conditions, limitations or restrictions under A.1(f) [the height of any part of any building, structure or works within 3 kilometres of the perimeter of an aerodrome would exceed 3 metres] of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CM22 6NG
Application type
Agricultural Determination
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hatfield Broad Oak

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Target decision date
13 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Whirledge & Nott Ltd
Agent address
Whirledge & Nott Ltd The Estate Office White Hall Chelmsford Road Margaret Roding Great Dunmow CM6 1QL

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14765354
Documents
9

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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