13 Alpha Place South Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3DJ

1. 20 Mar 2023

   Received by Uttlesford

2. 22 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jun 2023

   Decision issued: Refuse Certificate Lawfulness

4. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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.

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• 19 South Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3DG

  UTT/26/1030/HHF Submitted 28 Apr 2026 41m away

  Proposed conversion of the existing loft, construction of rear dormer on rear roof slope, and insertion of single conservation style roof window within the front roof slope

  Refused Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 13 docs
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• 6 Longhedges Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HN

  UTT/24/0815/HHF Submitted 26 Mar 2024 95m away

  Roof extension and remodelling to first floor layout and bathroom accommodation, with additional remodelling and fenestration changes to ground floor

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 10 docs
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• 28 Audley Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HW

  UTT/22/1969/HHF Submitted 13 Jul 2022 104m away

  Demolition of garage, erection of single storey side extension, removal of one chimney and a single rooflight to front roof slope to light hallway

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 20 docs
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• 28 Audley Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HW

  UTT/22/1970/CLP Submitted 13 Jul 2022 104m away

  Loft extension within new dormer window

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs

• Angles 2 Longhedges Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HN

  UTT/23/2890/FUL Submitted 17 Nov 2023 108m away

  Demolition of single bay garage and construction of two bay garage with studio and shower room in the roof space. Removal of 2 no. Limes with TPOs (see separate TPO application).

  Refused Full applications Demolition Trees 15 docs

• UTT/26/2286/CLP Awaiting decision

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