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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- RefusedUTT/26/1860/DOC
Application to discharge conditions 7 (archaeology) and 8 (CMP) attached to UTT/25/0394/FUL
Land At Walpole Farm Cambridge Road Stansted Essex CM24 8TA
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1861/CLP
Installation of a single wall-mounted air source heat pump (reversible air-to-air unit providing heating and cooling) to the flank wall of the dwelling within the side alleyway, at 2m from ground level, together with associated internal indoor unit(s), refrigerant pipework and electrical connection.
62 Burgattes Road Little Canfield Essex CM6 1FW
Received 23 Jul 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1862/TPO
Felling and stump removal of 1 no. Sycamore (T001) and planting of suitable replacement
The Delles Carmen Street Great Chesterford Essex CB10 1NR
Received 23 Jul 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1863/FUL
Install an air conditioning wall unit internally with the floor standing extractor vent and fan on the external side elevation.
1 Lower Street Stansted Essex CM24 8LN
Received 23 Jul 2026 - UnknownUTT/26/1865/AG
Prior Notification of proposed forestry building
Lea Hall Forest Dunmow Road Hatfield Heath
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1866/FUL
Erection of an agricultural barn
Conyards Farmhouse Pepples Lane Wimbish Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2XB
Received 23 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionsUTT/26/1872/TCA
Reduction of Beech hedge from 3.5m to approx. in line with fence height (1.5-1.8m) and reduction or felling of 1 no. small Elder
Seringa Church End Brookend Road Stebbing Dunmow Essex CM6 3SW
Received 23 Jul 2026 - ApprovedUTT/26/1881/NMA
Non-material amendment to UTT/23/2561/HHF - reduce width of sliding doors and change fenestration from four to three sash
Limeen 25A Station Road Felsted Dunmow Essex CM6 3HD
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Discharge Conditons in FullUTT/26/1883/DOC
Application to discharge condition 3 (contamination) attached to UTT/23/2141/FUL
Land South Of Cornells Lane Widdington Essex
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1884/FUL
Section 73A Retrospective application for erection of front and rear extensions to barn. Removal of biomass boiler and associated plant
Maidens Industrial Unit Maidens Farm Green Street High Easter Essex CM3 1HU
Received 24 Jul 2026 - RefusedUTT/26/1885/HHF
Single storey extension to side of property
15 Peal Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3ET
Received 24 Jul 2026 - RefusedUTT/26/1887/DOC
Application to discharge condition 4 (detail drawings) attached to UTT/26/1210/LB
Shepherds Cottage Hampit Road Arkesden Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4HJ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1888/DISBGP
Application to discharge condition 3 (biodiversity gain) attached to UTT/25/0394/FUL
Land At Walpole Farm Cambridge Road Stansted
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1890/FUL
S73 application to vary conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 attached to UTT/21/1833/FUL (appeal reference APP/C1570/W/23/3319421) - to allow a section of Bolford Street access to be constructed prior to discharge of pre-commencement conditions.
Land West Of Thaxted Cutlers Green Lane Thaxted Essex
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1892/HEDGE
Application for hedgerow removal - the removal of 6m of hedgerow from the northern site
Sewage Works Water Lane Newport Essex CB11 3PN
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1893/DOV
Application to vary the affordable housing provisions contained within a unilateral undertaking dated 19 December 2022 entered into by (1) Gillian Smith, John Robert Carmichael Smith, Robert Giles Russell Smith and Andrew James Smith and (2) Bloor Homes Limited, in favour of (3) the Council and (4) the County Council pursuant to S62A/2022/0012 (UTT/22/2760/PINSi)
Land East Of Station Road Elsenham Hertfordshire
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Application RequiredUTT/26/1894/PAM3
Prior Notification of change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to 4 no. dwellings (Use Class C3)
Operations Block Bowsers Lane Hadstock Cambridge CB10 1XQ
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1895/TPO
Proposed felling and stump grinding of 1 no. Common Ash suffering from ash dieback
The Old Rectory Church Lane Widdington Essex CB11 3SF
Received 27 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionsUTT/26/1897/TCA
Proposed felling of 1 no. large Common Horse Chestnut, tree has poor structural integrity and is within 3.5m of the property, replacement with a Betula or other more suitable tree is proposed
27 Hill Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1EH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1898/DISBGP
Application to discharge biodiversity net gain condition attached to UTT/24/2790/OP
Oak House Watchouse Green Braintree Road Felsted Essex
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decisionUTT/26/1899/FUL
Proposed erection of 5 no. dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and new vehicular access (amended scheme to that approved under planning permission UTT/25/1308/FUL as amended by UTT/26/1238/FUL to include landscaping as on-site Biodiversity Net Gain)
Land East Of Clatterbury Lane Clavering Essex
Received 27 Jul 2026 - No ObjectionsUTT/26/1900/TCA
Reduce height of 1 no. Whitebeam tree by up to 3 metres and reduce sides by up to 1 metre
Britlings 2 Church View Church Street Dunmow CM6 2EY
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Discharge Conditons in FullUTT/26/1901/DOC
Application to discharge condition 2 (paint details) attached to UTT/25/1891/LB
Bell House 7 Station Road Felsted Essex CM6 3DG
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Discharge Conditons in FullUTT/26/1902/DOC
Application to discharge condition 3 (CMP) and condition 4 (landscaping) attached to UTT/23/1718/FUL
Old House Barn Smiths Green Lane Takeley Essex CM22 6PU
Received 27 Jul 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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