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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Uttlesford District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jul 2021 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Burniere Church End Lindsell Dunmow Essex CM6 3QR
Received 9 Apr 2026Tanners Farm Dunmow Road From Bran End To Broadway Bran End Stebbing Essex CM6 3RS
Received 9 Apr 2026South View Bardfield Road Thaxted Dunmow CM6 2LR
Received 9 Apr 2026Land South Of Radwinter Road (former Printpack Site) Saffron Walden
Received 8 Apr 2026Glebe Cottage Water Lane Debden Essex CB11 3JY
Received 10 Apr 2026Land To The South Of Stortford Road Little Canfield Essex
Received 8 Apr 2026Water Tower Friends School Mount Pleasant Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EB
Received 10 Apr 2026Water Tower Friends School Mount Pleasant Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EB
Received 10 Apr 2026The Manor House (Annexe) Church Road Stansted Essex CM24 8PZ
Received 10 Apr 20265 Mount Drive Stansted Essex CM24 8NY
Received 9 Apr 20262 Woodside Stebbing Road Felsted Dunmow Essex CM6 3LH
Received 10 Apr 2026Kellers Duck Street Wendens Ambo Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4JU
Received 13 Apr 2026Land South Of Cornells Lane Widdington Essex
Received 13 Apr 2026Land East Of St Edmunds Lane North Of Braintree Road Dunmow
Received 13 Apr 2026South Cottage Keeres Green Aythorpe Roding Essex CM6 1PQ
Received 13 Apr 2026Land To The North Of Stewarts Way Manuden
Received 13 Apr 2026Oak House Watchouse Green Braintree Road Felsted Dunmow Essex CM6 3JX
Received 13 Apr 2026High Easter Village Hall The Street High Easter Chelmsford Essex CM1 4QR
Received 14 Apr 202624 Saxon Way Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4EG
Received 13 Apr 2026The Larches Grove Hill Stansted Essex CM24 8SR
Received 13 Apr 2026Cromwell House Willows Green Main Road Felsted Chelmsford Essex CM3 1QB
Received 13 Apr 2026Oak Meadow Farm Chickney Road Henham Hertfordshire CM22 6BH
Received 14 Apr 2026Marlensdale Burton End Stansted Essex CM24 8UF
Received 14 Apr 2026Marlensdale Burton End Stansted Essex CM24 8UF
Received 14 Apr 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Uttlesford District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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