217 Birchanger Lane Birchanger Essex CM23 5QJ

1. 8 Feb 2023

   Received by Uttlesford

2. 28 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Proposed - Approve Cert Lawfulness

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 47 Birchwood Birchanger Bishops Stortford CM23 5QL

  UTT/22/1139/CLP Submitted 22 Apr 2022 94m away

  Proposed pitch roof on existing outbuilding and canopy over front door and bow window

  Refused Lawful development Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 47 Birchwood Birchanger Bishops Stortford CM23 5QL

  UTT/22/1944/HHF Submitted 12 Jul 2022 94m away

  Removal of flat roof on existing building and replace with pitched roof on a front porch canopy over front door and bow window

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Birchwood Birchanger Essex CM23 5QL

  UTT/26/1589/HHF Submitted 27 Jun 2026 111m away

  73% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

  Proposed two storey rear extension, new/replacement porch and associated hard landscaping

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• 27 Harrisons Birchanger Essex CM23 5QT

  UTT/23/1109/HHF Submitted 2 May 2023 165m away

  Convert garage into an annexe to include a single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Harrisons Birchanger Essex CM23 5QT

  UTT/22/2227/TPO Submitted 9 Aug 2022 221m away

  1no. Yew- reduce the height by approx. 2m. reduce spread by approx. 2m

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 18 Harrisons Birchanger CM23 5QT

  UTT/20/2403/HHF Submitted 22 Sep 2020 224m away

  Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic

• UTT/26/2243/CLP Awaiting decision

  Cantlow House Little London Lane Berden Essex CM23 1BD

  Change of roof covering from thatch to handmade plain tiles.

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2196/CLE Awaiting decision

  Brook Barn Stebbing Road Felsted Essex CM6 3LQ

  Existing cartlodge for use as covered parking bays and annexe accommodation

  25 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2155/CLP Awaiting decision

  Pippins Wrights Green Little Hallingbury Essex CM22 7RH

  Proposed outdoor swimming pool and associated pool plant room and air-source/fan-coil equipment within the residential curtilage of the dwelling.

  21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2136/CLP Awaiting decision

  Cricket Ground Dunmow Road High Roding Essex CM6 1NL

  Removing existing concrete base and replacing with compacted aggregate base which is smaller than the existing. We are also replacing the metal poles and nets like for like, also slightly reduced.

  19 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2114/CLP Awaiting decision

  66 De Vigier Avenue Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2BN

  Proposed single storey rear extension with new high level side window

  18 Aug 2026 Lawful development