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Highwood Farm Stortford Road Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1SJ

Refused Uttlesford UTT/23/2964/OP Outline Permission

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application with all matters reserved except access for the development of 14 no. self build plots with access and road improvements.

As published by the council, reference UTT/23/2964/OP

Application record

Reference
UTT/23/2964/OP
Type
Outline Permission
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse
Received
23 Nov 2023
Validated
23 Nov 2023
Decided
7 Mar 2024
Ward
Great Dunmow South And Barnston
Parish
Great Dunmow
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
CM6 1SJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Nov 2023

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 7 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

81 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

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.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

More on outline applications in our guide

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