Planning application
The Old Brickyard Elsenham Road Stansted CM24 8ST
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
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Uttlesford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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19 documents on file for this application
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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.
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