Understanding planning · 13 min read
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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 South Of (West Of Robin Hood Road) Rush Lane Elsenham
Received 13 Jul 2026Land To The West Of Thaxted Road Saffron Walden Essex
Received 13 Jul 202624 Saxon Way Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4EG
Received 14 Jul 20263 Wynyard Road Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2DG
Received 14 Jul 2026Land To The Rear Of 2 Redhill Dewes Green Road Berden Essex CM23 1AN
Received 14 Jul 2026Whitecotes Thaxted Road Debden Essex CB11 3LS
Received 14 Jul 20267 Margaret Way Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1AP
Received 14 Jul 2026The Georgians High Street Newport Essex CB11 3PG
Received 14 Jul 202623 Lukins Drive Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1XQ
Received 14 Jul 2026Land South Of (West Of Robin Hood Road) Rush Lane Elsenham
Received 14 Jul 20268 Little Larchmount Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4EF
Received 14 Jul 2026Bentfield Mill Barn Watermill Lane Stansted Essex CM24 8YS
Received 14 Jul 2026Owl Lodge Watermill Lane Stansted Essex CM24 8YS
Received 14 Jul 2026Chestnut Avenue Littlebury Essex
Received 14 Jul 2026Wilfords Littlebury Green Road Littlebury Essex CB11 4XB
Received 14 Jul 2026Land To The West Of Buttleys Lane Dunmow
Received 14 Jul 2026Land Adj. White Cottage Fullers End Tye Green Road Elsenham Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 6EA
Received 14 Jul 2026A T S Ltd Station Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HQ
Received 14 Jul 2026Cedars Robin Hood Road Elsenham Essex CM22 6EH
Received 14 Jul 2026Langley Lawn Langley Lower Green Langley Essex CB11 4SB
Received 15 Jul 2026Keep House 5 Maberly Court Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2EA
Received 15 Jul 2026Limeen 25A Station Road Felsted Essex CM6 3HD
Received 15 Jul 2026Land South Of Stortford Road Dunmow
Received 15 Jul 202618 Joyce Frankland Close Newport Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3TF
Received 14 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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