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Buildings At Swallows Farm Pleshey Essex

Refused Uttlesford UTT/26/0815/PAQ3 Prior Approval Part 3 Class Q

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

Proposal

Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural buildings to 7 no. dwellings

As published by the council, reference UTT/26/0815/PAQ3

Application record

Reference
UTT/26/0815/PAQ3
Type
Prior Approval Part 3 Class Q
Status
Application Required
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Decided
27 May 2026
Ward
High Easter And The Rodings
Parish
High Easter
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 27 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

26 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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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