Shorts Barn Shorts Farm Road High Easter Chelmsford Essex CM1 4PY

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 1 refused.

• UTT/26/0979/FUL Refused

  Shorts Barn Shorts Farm Road High Easter Chelmsford Essex CM1 4PY

  Proposed change of use of redundant former agricultural barn, to form a dwelling, and an adjacent building to form short-stay tourist accommodation, including conversion works to buildings, the erection of an extension to the barn to reinstate a previously collapsed structure, erection of a detached garage cartlodge building and associated landscaping.

  Decided 7 Jul 2026 Full applications
• UTT/22/0061/DOC Granted

  Shorts Barn Shorts Farm Road High Easter Chelmsford Essex CM1 4PY

  Application to discharge condition 2 (3 years), 3 (submitted details), 4 (electric charging facility), 8, 9 and 10 (Ecology) attached to UTT/20/3445/PAQ3.

  Decided 2 Aug 2022 Conditions

1. 1 Sep 2026

   Received by Uttlesford

2. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 20 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Application Required

   Previously Awaiting decision.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Uttlesford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Uttlesford's median decision took 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Uttlesford's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• The Hill Chelmsford Road Margaret Roding Essex CM1 4PY

  UTT/22/0775/DOC Submitted 17 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Application to discharge condition 3 (building recording), 4, 5 and 6 (Biodiversity) attached to UTT/19/0650/FUL.

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• The Hill Chelmsford Road Margaret Roding CM1 4PY

  UTT/22/0167/FUL Submitted 20 Jan 2022 50 yards away

  Variation of condition 5 (Natural England licence) attached to UTT/19/0650/FUL in order to allow works to commence on the site

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• Timothy Cottage Tituswell Lane Good Easter Chelmsford Essex CM1 4QA

  20/00192/LBC Submitted 13 Feb 2020 400 yards away

  Replacement of crittal steel windows

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 12 docs

• Shorts Barn Shorts Farm Road High Easter Essex CM1 4PY

  UTT/26/1432/HHF Submitted 10 Jun 2026 450 yards away

  Erection of a single-storey rear extension to a previously converted barn.

  Granted Householder Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• Shorts Barn Shorts Farm Road High Easter Chelmsford Essex CM1 4PY

  UTT/22/0061/DOC Submitted 11 Jan 2022 0.2 miles away

  Application to discharge condition 2 (3 years), 3 (submitted details), 4 (electric charging facility), 8, 9 and 10 (Ecology) attached to UTT/20/3445/PAQ3.

  Granted Conditions 19 docs

• Barn At Shorts Farm Shorts Farm Road High Easter Essex

  UTT/20/2785/PAQ3 Submitted 28 Oct 2020 0.3 miles away

  Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural building to 1 no. dwelling

  Refused Prior approval 10 docs
  Domestic