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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Rickling House Cambridge Road Quendon Saffron Walden CB11 3XJ
Received 15 May 2026Stonebridge Farm Little Walden Road Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1UZ
Received 15 May 202631 Parsonage Downs Great Dunmow Essex CM6 2AT
Received 15 May 2026Elmbrook Clatterbury Lane Arkesden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4EZ
Received 15 May 2026Westwoods Chelmsford Road Hatfield Heath Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 7BG
Received 15 May 2026Land Adjacent Greylands Barn Chelmsford Road White Roding
Received 15 May 2026Old Vicarage Church Lane Church End Ashdon Essex CB10 2HG
Received 18 May 2026Walkers Coach House Levels Green Upwick Road Farnham Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 1HY
Received 15 May 2026Eastfield Stables May Walk 9 Elsenham Road Stansted CM24 8SS
Received 18 May 2026Parsonage Farm Vicarage Lane Ugley Essex CM22 6HU
Received 18 May 202639 Highfields Dunmow CM6 1EE
Received 17 May 2026Land North Of Knight Park Thaxted Road Saffron Walden Essex
Received 18 May 20268 Hollyhock Road Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2AG
Received 18 May 2026King Edward Vi Almshouses Abbey Lane Saffron Walden CB10 1DE
Received 18 May 202661 Blythwood Gardens Stansted Essex CM24 8HH
Received 18 May 2026Car Park Recreation Ground The Causeway Dunmow Essex
Received 18 May 2026Fairfield Whiteditch Lane Newport Essex CB11 3UD
Received 18 May 2026Fairfield Whiteditch Lane Newport Essex CB11 3UD
Received 18 May 2026Magnolia Lodge Henham Road Elsenham Essex CM22 6DJ
Received 14 May 202622 Railey Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EN
Received 19 May 2026Land South Of Stortford Road Dunmow
Received 19 May 2026Shepherds Cottage Hampit Road Arkesden Essex CB11 4HJ
Received 19 May 2026Shepherds Cottage Hampit Road Arkesden Essex CB11 4HJ
Received 19 May 2026Brock House Manor Lane Great Chesterford Essex CB10 1PJ
Received 19 May 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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