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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Barn At Lodge Farm Woodside Green Great Hallingbury CM22 7UG
Received 16 Apr 2026Kingfisher House Duck Street Wendens Ambo Essex CB11 4JU
Received 17 Apr 2026Land West Of Old Mead Road Henham Hertfordshire
Received 17 Apr 2026Land East Of Ladlers Stortford Road Little Canfield Essex CM6 1SP
Received 17 Apr 2026Land To The West Of Buttleys Lane Dunmow
Received 17 Apr 2026Land West Of Old Mead Road Henham Hertfordshire
Received 17 Apr 2026St Marks College Audley End Audley End Road Saffron Walden CB11 4JB
Received 17 Apr 202619 Gallows Hill Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4DA
Received 18 Apr 2026Langleys Farm Poplars Lane White Roding Essex CM6 1RX
Received 20 Apr 2026Keep House 5 Maberly Court Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2EA
Received 19 Apr 2026Brookside House Hammond Road Hatfield Broad Oak Essex CM22 7JP
Received 19 Apr 2026Keep House 5 Maberly Court Saffron Walden CB10 2EA
Received 20 Apr 2026Langleys Farm Poplars Lane White Roding Dunmow Essex CM6 1RX
Received 20 Apr 2026Langleys Farm Poplars Lane White Roding Dunmow Essex CM6 1RX
Received 20 Apr 2026Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex
Received 20 Apr 20265 Landscape View Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4AT
Received 20 Apr 2026Hill House 75 High Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1AA
Received 20 Apr 2026Pleasant Cottage Chickney Road Henham Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 6AZ
Received 20 Apr 2026The Willows Anso Corner Anso Road Hempstead Saffron Walden CB10 2NU
Received 21 Apr 202615 Sweet Mead Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2EG
Received 21 Apr 2026Annexe At Prouds Farm Walden Road Thaxted Essex CM6 2RG
Received 21 Apr 2026Dormers Braintree Road Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1HU
Received 21 Apr 202699 The Street Manuden Essex CM23 1DT
Received 21 Apr 2026The Manor House (Coach House) Church Road Stansted Essex CM24 8PZ
Received 21 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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