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Merks Hill House Merks Hill Great Dunmow Essex CM6 3BD

Awaiting decision Uttlesford UTT/26/1500/CLE Existing Cert of Lawfulness

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Proposal

Confirmation that completion of dwelling as per attached drawings, differing from those originally approved, are now legal due to building works different to that originally approved and building works in breach of condition being completed more than 10 years ago.

As published by the council, reference UTT/26/1500/CLE

Application record

Reference
UTT/26/1500/CLE
Type
Existing Cert of Lawfulness
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Great Dunmow North
Parish
Great Dunmow
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM6 3BD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Uttlesford took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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Attwaters Solicitors LLP Agent, a firm of solicitors

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Uttlesford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Uttlesford decided lawful development applications in a median of 48 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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