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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Watchouse Green, Oak House Braintree Road Felsted Essex CM6 3JX
Received 17 Aug 2026Warehouse Elizabeth Way Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2BL
Received 17 Aug 2026Warehouse Elizabeth Way Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2BL
Received 17 Aug 2026Daviron Holders Green Road Lindsell Essex CM6 3QJ
Received 17 Aug 2026Land At The Side Of Windmill Close Stansted Essex CM24 8GH
Received 17 Aug 2026Widdington House Wood End Widdington Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3SN
Received 17 Aug 2026Bandana Lee Holders Green Holders Green Road Lindsell Dunmow Essex CM6 3QG
Received 17 Aug 2026Old Vicarage Church End Church Lane Ashdon Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2HG
Received 17 Aug 202666 De Vigier Avenue Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2BN
Received 18 Aug 2026Unit 9 Zone B Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate Dunmow Essex CM6 1HD
Received 18 Aug 2026Unit 9 Zone B Chelmsford Road Industrial Estate Dunmow Essex CM6 1HD
Received 18 Aug 2026Land Off High Easter Road Barnston Essex
Received 18 Aug 2026Magnolia Cottage Green Street Elsenham Essex CM22 6DS
Received 18 Aug 20266 Hill Road Great Sampford Essex CB10 2RT
Received 18 Aug 2026Land At Vicarage Lane Ugley Hertfordshire
Received 18 Aug 2026The Saplings 64A Bentfield Road Stansted Essex CM24 8HP
Received 18 Aug 2026Grove Barn Finchingfield Road Hempstead Essex CB10 2PR
Received 18 Aug 20261 Ross Close Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4AY
Received 18 Aug 2026Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4ER
Received 19 Aug 202639 Cromwell Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4AX
Received 19 Aug 2026Dove House Wenden Road Arkesden Saffron Walden CB11 4HB
Received 17 Aug 20261 Audley Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HW
Received 19 Aug 2026Land East Of School Road And Main Road Felsted School Road Felsted Essex
Received 19 Aug 2026Ashdon Hall Church Hill Ashdon Essex CB10 2HF
Received 19 Aug 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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