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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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Warehouse Elizabeth Way Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2BL
Received 1 Sept 2026Oaklynne Dell Lane Little Hallingbury Essex CM22 7SL
Received 2 Sept 2026White House Bartlow Road Hadstock Essex CB21 4PF
Received 2 Sept 2026Roos Farm The Roos Debden Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3JS
Received 2 Sept 2026Land East Of Parsonage Road Takeley
Received 2 Sept 2026The Old Vicarage High Street Newport Essex CB11 3PG
Received 3 Sept 2026Eastfield Stables May Walk Elsenham Road Stansted Essex
Received 2 Sept 2026Land North Of Walson Way Stansted Essex
Received 3 Sept 2026Land South Of (East Of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road Sewards End Essex
Received 3 Sept 2026Land South Of (East Of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road Sewards End Essex
Received 3 Sept 2026Land South Of (East Of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road Sewards End Essex
Received 3 Sept 2026Land West Of Walnut Tree Cottage South Of Braintree Road Dunmow
Received 3 Sept 2026Maypole Farm Upper Green Top Road Wimbish Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2XQ
Received 3 Sept 2026Saffron House Redgates Lane Sewards End Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2LP
Received 3 Sept 20267 Wicken Road Newport Essex CB11 3QD
Received 3 Sept 20265 Wicken Road Newport Essex CB11 3QD
Received 4 Sept 2026Lower Street Carpark Lower Street Stansted Essex
Received 4 Sept 20262 Lower Cottages Chelmsford Road White Roding Essex CM6 1RG
Received 4 Sept 20262 Endways Cottage Stickling Green Clavering Essex CB11 4QX
Received 4 Sept 2026Land West Of Walnut Tree Cottage South Of Braintree Road Dunmow
Received 3 Sept 2026Land At Berden Hall Farm Dewes Green Road Berden Hertfordshire
Received 4 Sept 2026Land At Berden Hall Farm Dewes Green Road Berden Hertfordshire
Received 4 Sept 2026Land At Berden Hall Farm Dewes Green Road Berden Hertfordshire
Received 4 Sept 20263 Church Path Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1JP
Received 4 Sept 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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