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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land East Of Mill House Mill Road Wimbish Essex
Received 26 May 202634 Peaslands Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EF
Received 27 May 2026The Crockern Royston Road Wendens Ambo Essex CB11 4JY
Received 27 May 2026Church Of The English Martyrs Park Street Thaxted Essex CM6 2NE
Received 27 May 2026Lodge Farm Woodside Green Great Hallingbury Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 7UG
Received 27 May 2026Land West Of Station Road Takeley Dunmow Road Hatfield Broad Oak Hertfordshire
Received 28 May 2026Foxglove Farm Dunmow Road Hatfield Heath Bishops Stortford CM22 7BL
Received 28 May 2026Burniere Lindsell Lane Church End Lindsell Essex CM6 3QR
Received 28 May 202639-41 Forge House Cambridge Road Stansted Essex CM24 8BX
Received 28 May 2026St Marks College Audley End Audley End Road Saffron Walden CB11 4JB
Received 28 May 2026Car Park Recreation Ground The Causeway Dunmow Essex
Received 26 May 202627 Rayfield Close Barnston Essex CM6 1PL
Received 29 May 20268 King Edward Mews Newport Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3NX
Received 29 May 202612 Godfrey Crescent Takeley Essex CM22 6FU
Received 29 May 20263 Bridge End Newport Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3TH
Received 29 May 2026Land At Tewes Farm Thaxted Road Little Sampford Essex
Received 29 May 2026Mulberry Barn Dunmow Farm The Broadway Great Dunmow Essex CM6 3BJ
Received 29 May 2026Fairfield Whiteditch Lane Newport Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3UD
Received 29 May 2026Broadfield Farm Chelmsford Road Barnston Essex CM6 3PS
Received 29 May 2026Land South Of Stortford Road Dunmow
Received 27 May 2026The Martlets High Street Stebbing Dunmow Essex CM6 3SQ
Received 29 May 2026Croft House Braintree Road Dunmow CM6 1HR
Received 29 May 2026Land East Of Berden Village Hall The Street Berden Hertfordshire
Received 29 May 2026Chestnut Lodge St Marys Mews Broxted Essex CM6 2GQ
Received 29 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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