4 Highfields Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1ED

1. 3 Jul 2026

   Received by Uttlesford

2. 28 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 October 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Uttlesford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 15 Highfields Dunmow CM6 1ED

  UTT/22/0921/PDE Submitted 1 Apr 2022 23m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension - extending 8.00m from rear wall, maximum height 2.50m and height to eaves 2.50m

  Decided Outline Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 32 Highfields Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1ED

  UTT/24/0791/HHF Submitted 25 Mar 2024 78m away

  Proposed Two storey side addition with single storey front and part single and two storey rear addition

  Refused Householder 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Woodview Road Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1BU

  UTT/22/1133/CLP Submitted 21 Apr 2022 91m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 39 Highfields Dunmow CM6 1EE

  UTT/26/1196/HHF Submitted 17 May 2026 137m away

  Single storey ground floor rear extension and front porch including conversion of garage into a habitable room.

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 Springfields Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1BP

  UTT/22/1525/HHF Submitted 30 May 2022 144m away

  Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer to dwelling, and insertion of rooflights to front roof elevation.

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Domestic

• 8 High Stile Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1EB

  UTT/22/1403/HHF Submitted 17 May 2022 185m away

  Double storey side extension, with rear single storey extension and internal remodelling.

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• UTT/26/2286/CLP Awaiting decision

  2 Endways Cottage Stickling Green Clavering Essex CB11 4QX

  Replacing roof on existing conservatory

  4 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2243/CLP Decided

  Cantlow House Little London Lane Berden Essex CM23 1BD

  Change of roof covering from thatch to handmade plain tiles.

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2196/CLE Awaiting decision

  Brook Barn Stebbing Road Felsted Essex CM6 3LQ

  Existing cartlodge for use as covered parking bays and annexe accommodation

  25 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2155/CLP Awaiting decision

  Pippins Wrights Green Little Hallingbury Essex CM22 7RH

  Proposed outdoor swimming pool and associated pool plant room and air-source/fan-coil equipment within the residential curtilage of the dwelling.

  21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• UTT/26/2136/CLP Awaiting decision

  Cricket Ground Dunmow Road High Roding Essex CM6 1NL

  Removing existing concrete base and replacing with compacted aggregate base which is smaller than the existing. We are also replacing the metal poles and nets like for like, also slightly reduced.

  19 Aug 2026 Lawful development