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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Marlensdale Burton End Stansted Essex CM24 8UF
Received 14 Apr 2026Marlensdale Burton End Stansted CM24 8UF
Received 14 Apr 2026The Manor House Church Road Stansted Essex CM24 8PZ
Received 14 Apr 2026Land West Of Thaxted Cutlers Green Lane Thaxted Essex
Received 14 Apr 2026The Barn Onslow Green Barnston Essex CM6 3PR
Received 15 Apr 202621 Bush End Takeley Essex CM22 6NN
Received 15 Apr 202637 Hawthorn Close Takeley Essex CM22 6SD
Received 15 Apr 2026Land South West Of Hill House Church Lane Debden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3LD
Received 15 Apr 2026Land East Of Clatterbury Lane Clavering Essex
Received 15 Apr 20264 Church Street Great Dunmow Essex CM6 2AD
Received 15 Apr 2026Saffron Walden Library King Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1ES
Received 15 Apr 2026Thatch Cottage Hill Road Hempstead Essex CB10 2PH
Received 16 Apr 2026Thatch Cottage Hill Road Hempstead Essex CB10 2PH
Received 16 Apr 2026Friars Farm Tindon End Great Sampford Essex CB10 2XT
Received 16 Apr 2026Bayes House Ivy Todd Hill Debden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3LA
Received 13 Apr 20261 Leaden Hall Farm Cottages Stortford Road Leaden Roding Dunmow Essex CM6 1RA
Received 16 Apr 20265 The Staddles Dell Lane Little Hallingbury Essex CM22 7SW
Received 16 Apr 202613 Bartholomew Close Great Chesterford Essex CB10 1QH
Received 16 Apr 2026Land East Of Clatterbury Lane Clavering Essex
Received 16 Apr 20262 Westbury House Stortford Road Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1DJ
Received 16 Apr 2026Land South Of Vernons Close Mill Road Henham Hertfordshire
Received 15 Apr 2026Flat 1 6 Cross Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1EX
Received 16 Apr 2026Flat 2 6 Cross Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1EX
Received 16 Apr 2026Flat 3 6 Cross Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1EX
Received 16 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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