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The Old Brickyard Elsenham Road Stansted CM24 8ST

Granted Uttlesford UTT/26/1557/CLE Existing Cert of Lawfulness

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of land from agricultural to a storage use (Use Class B8) and operational development comprising the erection of Buildings 1, 2, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 13, 14, 16 and 17

As published by the council, reference UTT/26/1557/CLE

Application record

Reference
UTT/26/1557/CLE
Type
Existing Cert of Lawfulness
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Existing - Approve Cert of Lawfulness
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Decided
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Stansted North
Parish
Stansted
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CM24 8ST

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Received by Uttlesford

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Existing - Approve Cert of Lawfulness

Who's behind it

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Sworders Agent, registered in Suffolk

Active · incorporated 2000 · Suffolk

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Documents

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19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Uttlesford granted permission on 18 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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