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Uttlesford District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Uttlesford District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,463Searchable applications
449Recorded as pending
72%Approval rate · 644 approved or refused records
178Refused applications
466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas42 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas18 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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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.
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More application records
- ApprovedUTT/26/1402/TPO
1 No. sycamore adjacent to drive is to be felled as suffering from Kretzschmaria fungus and has died. Trimmed last year due to dangerous weakening of some limbs. Tree is adjacent to property so no plans to replace it as concerned about structural damage to foundations.
Pintura House 10A Parsonage Downs Dunmow CM6 2AT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1404/DISBGP
Application to discharge condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to UTT/26/0028/FUL
Adjacent To Great Broadfields Farm Chelmsford Road Barnston
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Discharge Conditions in PartUTT/26/1405/DOC
Application to discharge conditions 8 (bicycle parking) and 9 (external lighting) attached to UTT/24/3208/FUL
23A Hill Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1EH
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Discharge Conditions in PartUTT/26/1406/DOC
Application to discharge conditions 4 (HMMP), 5 (noise), 6 (landscaping) and 9 (external lighting) attached to UTT/25/0866/FUL.
Land To The North East Of Chalk Farm Lane Newport
Received 8 Jun 2026 - AllowedUTT/26/1407/TPO
Removal of 1 no. dead Birch in middle of group
The Mead Newton Hall Chase Dunmow Essex CM6 2AR
Received 9 Jun 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1408/LB
Installation of a heat pump and associated pipework and cable
21 Bush End Takeley Essex CM22 6NN
Received 9 Jun 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1409/LB
Installation of wood burning stove and installation of chimney pot
Town Farmhouse Cage End Hatfield Broad Oak Essex CM22 7HT
Received 9 Jun 2026 - No ObjectionsUTT/26/1410/TCA
Works to 1 no. Sycamore in the right rear side corner of the garden comprising of reducing the crown by 2 metres
Elthorne Cottage Starr Road Henham Essex CM22 6AW
Received 9 Jun 2026 - AllowedUTT/26/1411/TCA
Leylandii hedge at rear of garden to be reduced up to 4m on top and up to 1m on side and 2 no. Sycamore to be re-pollarded back to previous points
67 Newbiggen Street Thaxted Dunmow Essex CM6 2QU
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Discharge Conditons in FullUTT/26/1412/DOC
Application to discharge condition 3 (external finishes) attached to UTT/24/0994/HHF
4 The Row Linton Road Hadstock Essex CB21 4NY
Received 9 Jun 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1413/LB
Retention of the installation of a woodburner and flue
Stables Cottage Hassobury Farnham Essex CM23 1JR
Received 9 Jun 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1414/AV
Erection of two identical D6 advertisements
82 Cambridge Road Stansted Essex CM24 8DB
Received 9 Jun 2026 - No ObjectionsUTT/26/1415/TCA
Works to 1 no. Wild Cherry and 1 no. Horse Chestnut as per application form
Maltings Cottage Church Street Great Chesterford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1NP
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Discharge Conditons in FullUTT/26/1416/DOC
Application to discharge condition 3 (Construction and Demolition Method Statement), condition 4 (Acoustic Assessment), condition 6 (External Lighting) and condition 18 (Climate and Sustainability) attached to UTT/25/1421/FUL
6 Hill Road Great Sampford Essex CB10 2RT
Received 9 Jun 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1417/HHF
Proposed replacement of external modern render with painted timber Weatherboarding
Cherry Cottage The Street High Easter Essex CM1 4QS
Received 9 Jun 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1418/LB
Proposed replacement of external modern render with painted timber Weatherboarding
Cherry Cottage The Street High Easter Essex CM1 4QS
Received 9 Jun 2026 - RefusedUTT/26/1419/DOC
Application to discharge condition 4 (landscaping), condition 5 (construction management plan), condition 9 (detail drawings), condition 11 (biodiversity enhancement layout) and condition 12 (biodiversity lighting design strategy) attached to UTT/25/2971/FUL
The Brew House Fuchsia Row Park Street Thaxted Dunmow Essex CM6 2ND
Received 9 Jun 2026 - RefusedUTT/26/1420/FUL
S73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to UTT/23/2526/FUL allowed on appeal ref APP/C1570/W/24/3348002 (Change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 5 Gypsy families, each with two caravans, including laying of hardstanding, erection of 5 no. utility buildings and construction of new access)
Land To The West Of Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1421/DOC
Application to discharge condition 3 (window details) and condition 4 (fireplace recording) attached to UTT/25/2272/LB
Argyll House Station Road Felsted Essex CM6 3DG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - RefusedUTT/26/1422/FUL
S73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to UTT/25/1789/FUL allowed on appeal ref APP/C1570/W/25/3375597 (Proposed 1 no. self-build detached bungalow and associated landscaping)
Land At The Stables May Walk Elsenham Road Stansted Essex CM24 8SS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - RefusedUTT/26/1423/TPO
Reduction of 2 no. Yew as they are starting to crowd garden and block light
5 Stortford Road Dunmow CM6 1DA
Received 10 Jun 2026 - WithdrawnUTT/26/1425/NMA
Non-material amendment to UTT/25/3432/FUL - proposed additional central dormer on NE roof of extension, relocation of dormer and rooflight on SW roof of extension, extension of garage by 2 metres to the NE, amending garage roof to hipped roof and addition of PV panels on SW elevation roof
Ruttels Valance Road Clavering Saffron Walden CB11 4RS
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application RequiredUTT/26/1426/PAM3
Prior Notification of change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to 1 no. dwelling (Use Class C3)
The Baby Unit Hill Farm Radwinter Road Ashdon Essex
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Discharge Conditons in FullUTT/26/1427/DOC
Application to discharge conditions 16 and 22 (construction management plan) attached to UTT/21/2488/OP
Land To The East Of Parsonage Road Takeley
Received 10 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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