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466 approved · 178 refused · 22 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
St Marks College Audley End Audley End Road Saffron Walden
Received 16 Sept 2026Yew Tree Inn 36 The Street Manuden Essex CM23 1DJ
Received 16 Sept 202627 Radwinter Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3HU
Received 17 Sept 2026Land South Of Stortford Road Dunmow
Received 17 Sept 2026Land South Of Stortford Road Dunmow
Received 17 Sept 2026Oak Hill Park Allard Way Saffron Walden Essex
Received 17 Sept 202627 Thaxted Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3AA
Received 17 Sept 2026The Manor House (Coach House) Church Road Stansted Essex CM24 8PZ
Received 17 Sept 2026Bridgetts Hollow Road Widdington Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3SL
Received 17 Sept 2026St Marks College Audley End Audley End Road Saffron Walden
Received 17 Sept 2026Coppins Woodside Green Great Hallingbury Essex CM22 7UH
Received 17 Sept 2026Nutleigh Bedlars Green Great Hallingbury Bishops Stortford CM22 7TL
Received 17 Sept 20264 The Row Linton Road Hadstock Essex CB21 4NY
Received 18 Sept 2026Foxtons Yard Stortford Road Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1WY
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 Sept 2026East Of High Lane Stansted
Received 18 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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