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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Gate Inn 74 Thaxted Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3AG
Received 15 Jul 2026Land Rear Of Laceys Thaxted Road Debden Essex
Received 15 Jul 2026Wheelers Moor End Road Moor End Great Sampford Essex CB10 2RQ
Received 15 Jul 2026The Hop Poles Bedlars Green Bedlars Green Great Hallingbury Essex CM22 7TP
Received 15 Jul 2026Meadow Brook Mill Lane Stebbing Essex CM6 3SN
Received 15 Jul 2026Land North Of Narley Field Road The Street Manuden Hertfordshire
Received 15 Jul 202671 Stortford Road Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1DL
Received 15 Jul 20261 Lower Street Stansted Essex CM24 8LN
Received 15 Jul 2026Mill Race Barn Dunmow Road From Bran End To Broadway Bran End Stebbing Essex CM6 3RS
Received 16 Jul 2026Mill Race Barn Dunmow Road From Bran End To Broadway Bran End Stebbing Essex CM6 3RS
Received 16 Jul 2026A T S Ltd Station Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HQ
Received 16 Jul 2026Dukes Meadow Old Mead Road Henham Hertfordshire
Received 16 Jul 2026Oak Tree House Sawbridgeworth Road Little Hallingbury Essex CM22 7QU
Received 16 Jul 2026Land Adj. To River Cam Audley End Estate Walden Road Littlebury Essex
Received 16 Jul 2026Well Cottage Bardfield End Green Thaxted Dunmow Essex CM6 3PZ
Received 16 Jul 202638 Ansgar Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3EJ
Received 16 Jul 2026Hatfield House And Stortford House Start Hill Great Hallingbury Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 7TA
Received 16 Jul 2026The Old Bakery The Street Berden Essex CM23 1AE
Received 17 Jul 202628 Jacksons Lane Great Chesterford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1PT
Received 17 Jul 2026The Old Rectory Church Lane Widdington Essex CB11 3SF
Received 17 Jul 2026The Hop Poles Bedlars Green Great Hallingbury Bishops Stortford CM22 7TP
Received 15 Jul 2026Land West Of Thaxted Cutlers Green Lane Thaxted Essex
Received 17 Jul 2026East Of Mill House Mill Road Wimbish Essex
Received 17 Jul 2026Land To North East Of 1 Manor Barns Brook Street Little Dunmow
Received 17 Jul 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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