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Uttlesford planning applications
5,739 applications. 80% approved. 53 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 5,739 planning applications from Uttlesford. 992 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 80% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Uttlesford takes a median of 53 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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UTT/26/2394/CLP Awaiting decision
Thatched Cottage Motts Green Motts Green Road Little Hallingbury Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 7RW
Siting of 1 no. twin unit mobile home for ancillary family accomodation
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UTT/26/2397/DOC Awaiting decision
Yew Tree Inn 36 The Street Manuden Essex CM23 1DJ
Application to discharge condition 5 (contamination remediation) attached to UTT/22/2767/FUL
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UTT/26/2393/TCA Awaiting decision
38 Town Street Thaxted Essex CM6 2LA
1 no. Taxus Baccata - fell to ground level, 1 no. Acer Pseudoplatanus - fell to ground level, 1 no. Taxus Baccata - fell to ground level and 4 no. Cupressus Leylandii - fell to ground level
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UTT/26/2387/DOC Awaiting decision
43 Castle Street Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1BD
Application to discharge condition 3 (window details) attached to UTT/26/0593/LB
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UTT/26/2388/DOC Awaiting decision
Land South Of (East Of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road Sewards End Essex
Application to discharge condition 25 (renewable energy) attached to UTT/25/1463/FUL
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UTT/26/2385/TCA Awaiting decision
Rickling Primary School Rickling Green Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3YG
1 no. Common Ash - Removal of dead wood (2), 1 no. Norway Maple - Crown lift and removal of dead wood (4), 1 no. Hazel - Remove dead stem with split (5) and 1 no. Oak - crown lift (6)
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UTT/26/2373/DOC Awaiting decision
Land To The South Of Cornells Lane Widdington Essex
Application to discharge condition 6 (construction management plan) attached to UTT/25/2022/FUL
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UTT/26/2382/DOC Awaiting decision
Land North Of Hammond Road Hatfield Broad Oak Hertfordshire
Application to discharge condition 4 (archaeology) attached to UTT/22/1014/OP
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UTT/26/2378/PIP Awaiting decision
Land North Of Parsonage Farm Parsonage Lane Barnston Essex
Planning in Principal for the erection of 1 no. residential dwelling house
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UTT/26/2364/LB Awaiting decision
3 Station Road Stansted Essex CM24 8BE
Installation of Gigaclear broadband to external wall
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UTT/26/2361/DOC Awaiting decision
Barn Adjcent To Starlings Starlings Green Clavering
Application to discharge condition 4 (contamination) attached to UTT/25/3334/FUL
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UTT/26/2368/HHF Awaiting decision
Westwood Lodge Tindon End Great Sampford Essex CB10 2XT
Two storey side extension with changes to front entrance porch
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UTT/26/2363/DOC Awaiting decision
Warehouse Elizabeth Way Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2BL
Application to discharge condition 5 (noise) attached to UTT/26/1023/FUL
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UTT/26/2366/DOC Awaiting decision
Land Known As Bull Field Warish Hall Farm Smiths Green Lane Takeley
Application to discharge condition 8 (pedestrian and cycle connections), condition 25 (biodiversity lighting design strategy) and condition 30 (residential travel plan) attached to UTT/25/2046/FUL
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UTT/26/2359/DOC Awaiting decision
Land To The West Of Mill Lane Hatfield Heath
Application to discharge condition 5 (materials), condition 7 (historic building recording), condition 9 (archaeology), condition 15 (biodiversity compensation and enhancement strategy), condition 19 (landscape and ecological management plan), condition 25 (construction management plan) and condition 30 (residential travel information pack) attached to UTT/24/0103/PINS (S62A/2024/0032)
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UTT/26/2362/FUL Awaiting decision
The Orchards Gransmore Green Lane Dunmow Essex CM6 3LA
S73 application to vary condition 14 (permitted development rights) attached to UTT/26/1497/FUL - proposed removal of Class A from restrictions
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UTT/26/2360/HHF Awaiting decision
Boleyns Wolseys Chase Duton Hill Dunmow CM6 2DU
Erection of an oak framed garage
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UTT/26/2345/LB Awaiting decision
Millers Brewers End Dunmow Road Takeley CM22 6QL
Single-storey rear extension
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UTT/26/2344/HHF Awaiting decision
Millers Brewers End Dunmow Road Takeley CM22 6QL
Single-storey rear extension
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UTT/26/2346/NMA Decided
Bluegates Farm Stortford Road Great Dunmow Essex CM6 1SN
Non-material amendment to UTT/25/2655/FUL - variations to window/door arrangement to proposed units
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UTT/26/2348/DOC Awaiting decision
Toad Hall Chapel End Broxted Essex CM6 2BW
Application to discharge condition 11 (land contamination) attached to UTT/25/1970/FUL
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UTT/26/2342/FUL Awaiting decision
Golf World Stansted Ltd Hall Road Elsenham Essex CM22 6FL
S73 application to vary condition 2 (temporary permission) attached to UTT/23/0654/FUL - to change start of 5 year approval period to date of first opening and operation
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UTT/26/2367/TCA Awaiting decision
Elm Grove Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1NA
1 no. Ginko - reduce height by approx 3m to alleviate loading upon included union at top of tree and reduce lateral limbs in by 1.5 m to bring into shape, 1 no. Copper Beech - reduce crown by 2m, shape and balance crown
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UTT/26/2343/TPO Awaiting decision
Elm Grove Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1NA
1 no. Yew - raise crown over car park to 2.5m
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UTT/26/2347/TPO Awaiting decision
28 Blythwood Gardens Stansted CM24 8HQ
Lower branches cut back on 3 no. trees by 25 percent as they are very low hanging and stick out onto a public footpath
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UTT/26/2341/PIP Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent Bridleways Parsonage Lane Barnston Essex
Planning in Principal for the erection of up to 3 residential dwelling houses
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UTT/26/2334/HHF Awaiting decision
23 Hollyhock Road Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2AG
Erection of first floor rear/side extension (resubmission of UTT/26/0403/HHF)
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UTT/26/2333/TPO Awaiting decision
1 Bury Fields Felsted Essex CM6 3HA
Reduce crown of 2 no. Sycamores (T1 and T3) by approximately 1.5 to 2.5 metres and fell 1 no. Sycamore (T2)
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UTT/26/2336/DOC Awaiting decision
Land Known As Bull Field Warish Hall Farm Smiths Green Lane Takeley
Application to discharge condition 28 (bird hazard management plan) attached to UTT/25/2046/FUL
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UTT/26/2332/NMA Awaiting decision
Cage End House Cage End Hatfield Broad Oak Essex CM22 7HT
Non-material amendment to UTT/0641/11/FUL - additional weatherboarding, bottom of jetty walls lifted, additional porch bracket, fascia to front and rear elevation and simplified dormer fascia to side elevations, reduction in size of bifold doors, increased width of ground floor side window and different brick material.
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UTT/26/2335/HHF Awaiting decision
Wills Ayley Farm New House Lane Ashdon Essex CB10 2LT
Erection of proposed stable block
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UTT/26/2330/DOC Awaiting decision
Inns Nook Dunmow Road From Bran End To Broadway Bran End Stebbing Essex CM6 3RP
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) 4 (External Finishes) attached to UTT/23/2815/HHF
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UTT/26/2326/AG Awaiting decision
Land At Easter Hall Farm Slough Road High Easter Essex
General purpose agricultural building (resubmission of UTT/26/1833/AG)
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UTT/26/2323/AG Awaiting decision
Land At Stanbrook Road Thaxted Essex CM6 2NG
Building for agricultural storage
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UTT/26/2324/DOC Awaiting decision
Richmonds Green, Whittakers Holders Green Road Thaxted Essex CM6 3QF
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Window Details) 4 (Materials) attached to UTT/26/1594/LB
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UTT/26/2319/DOC Awaiting decision
3 Common Hill Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1JG
Application to discharge condition 3 (Access Arrangements) attached to UTT/26/1274/LB
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UTT/26/2325/DISBGP Awaiting decision
Toad Hall Chapel End Broxted Dunmow Essex CM6 2BW
Application to discharge condition 10 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to UTT/25/1970/FUL
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UTT/26/2327/NMA Awaiting decision
Dovecote Lower Road Little Hallingbury Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 7QZ
Non-material amendment to UTT/25/2455/FUL - change to front pitch of the approved roof slope.
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UTT/26/2316/TCA Awaiting decision
6 Mallows Green Road Manuden Essex CM23 1DG
Reduce 1 no. Ash by 4-5 metres in branch length.
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UTT/26/2317/DOC Awaiting decision
South Of Wisteria House Henham Road Debden Essex
Application to discharge conditions 3 (Water Efficiency) 4 (Materials) 5 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) 13 (External Lighting) attached to UTT/25/3205/FUL
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UTT/26/2315/DOC Awaiting decision
The Gate Inn 74 Thaxted Road Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3AG
Application to discharge condition 11 (Noise Scheme) attached to UTT/20/3429/FUL (Approved under Appeal APP/C1570/W/21/3278239)
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UTT/26/2313/DISBGP Awaiting decision
Land South Of Alsa Business Park Alsa Street Stansted
Application to discharge condition 3 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to UTT/25/3428/FUL
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UTT/26/2312/DOC Awaiting decision
Land South Of Alsa Business Park Alsa Street Stansted
Application to discharge conditions 4 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) 11 (Accessibility Measures) 16 (External Lighting) attached to UTT/25/3428/FUL
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UTT/26/2308/TCA Awaiting decision
St Marys The Virgin Church Church Street Newport Essex CB11 3RA
1 no. multi stemmed Ash along boundary line in church yard - reduce crown by approximately 4-5 meters and remove major deadwood
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UTT/26/2304/LB Awaiting decision
1 Parsonage Farm Barns Barnston Road High Easter Essex CM1 4QZ
Installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roofs of outbuildings and provision of battery storage within the cart lodge.
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UTT/26/2303/HHF Awaiting decision
1 Parsonage Farm Barns Barnston Road High Easter Essex CM1 4QZ
Installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roofs of outbuildings and provision of battery storage within the cart lodge.
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UTT/26/2306/DOC Awaiting decision
Staines Farm Henham Road Debden Essex CB11 3NA
Application to discharge conditions 8 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) 10 (Lighting Design Scheme) 16 (External Lighting) attached to UTT/25/2144/FUL
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UTT/26/2300/FUL Awaiting decision
Land North Of Elsenham Road Stansted
Erection of a detached residential dwelling
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UTT/26/2298/FUL Awaiting decision
Granary At Wire Farm Crawley End Road Chrishall
Conversion of two barns to propose a dwelling and demolishment of the adjacent grain store barn, with proposal of parking, landscaping and amending existing access.
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UTT/26/2285/HHF Awaiting decision
2 Lower Cottages Chelmsford Road White Roding Essex CM6 1RG
Erection of a wooden potting shed
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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UTT/26/1652/DISBGP Refused
Barn Opposite The Old Post Office Howlett End Thaxted Road Wimbish Essex
Application to discharge condition 15 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) attached to UTT/26/0463/FUL
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UTT/26/1598/FUL Refused
Land South Of The Street Great Hallingbury Hertfordshire
Erection of a self-build custom house detached dwelling incorporating a two bedroom attached annexe (and study), with detached stables, garage and associated work
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UTT/26/0785/FUL Granted
Land South Of Bedwell Road Ugley
S73 application to vary condition 20 (biodiversity net gain design stage report) and condition 18 Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity) of UTT/20/2908/OP (allowed at appeal Ref: APP/C1570/W/22/3311069) (Outline application for up to 50 market and affordable dwellings, public open space and associated highways and drainage infrastructure - all matters reserved except access.)
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UTT/26/1374/FUL Refused
Land East Of Warehouse Villas Stebbing Road Stebbing Essex CM6 3ZB
S73 application to vary conditions 2 (approved plans) and 6 (2 metre footway) attached to UTT/24/0935/FUL - removal of approved pedestrian footpath
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UTT/26/1468/DOC Refused
Poplar Farm The Street High Easter Essex CM1 4RB
Application to discharge condition 4 (details drawings) attached to UTT/25/0902/LB
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UTT/26/2165/CLLB Refused
Mount Cottage South Street Great Chesterford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1NW
Replacement of the long section of roof and broken roof tiles, with like for like.
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UTT/26/1955/TCA Granted
Headley House Elephant Green Church Street Newport Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3RB
1 no. Magnolia - reduce overall size to mitigate against damage to nearby wall, 1 no. Plum - reduce in size so plums can be reached and 1 no. Sycamore - reduce height by half
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UTT/26/1883/DOC Granted
Land South Of Cornells Lane Widdington Essex
Application to discharge condition 3 (contamination) attached to UTT/23/2141/FUL
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UTT/26/1774/DOC Granted
Wheelers Moor End Road Moor End Great Sampford Essex CB10 2RQ
Application to discharge condition 16 (biodiversity enhancement layout) and condition 19 (external lighting) attached to UTT/22/1264/FUL
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UTT/26/1803/OHL Granted
Tye Green Road Elsenham
Consent under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 - to upgrade the existing 50mm ASCR to 100mm ASCR between pole no.s 714657 & 714664, as well as 714634 & 714654. The proposal also includes upgrading the existing 9.1m poles to 11m poles
The full record
Decisions between 2020 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 5,200 decisions from Uttlesford between 2020 and 2026, part of 5,739 applications on record. Over that period 82% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 4,042 granted against 891 refused. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,801 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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UTT/20/1873/TPO Granted
Walnut House Willetts Field Great Sampford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2SE
Reduce and crown lift 1 no. Walnut
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UTT/20/1869/TPO Granted
Clevelands Cock Green Cock Green Road Felsted Dunmow Essex CM6 3NA
Fell 1 no. Willow
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UTT/20/1870/NMA Granted
The Bothy Shortgrove Newport Saffron Walden Essex CB11 3TX
Non material amendment to UTT/20/0683/HHF - Minor internal and fenestration changes.
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UTT/20/1855/NMA Granted
34 Bentfield Green Stansted Essex CM24 8HX
Non Material Amendment to UTT/16/2709/HHF - Change of roof from pitched to flat roof
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UTT/20/1848/CLP Granted
Park Farm Cottage Little Walden Road Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1XB
Installation of timber framed/cladded single storey garage at rear of property
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UTT/20/1876/CC Granted
Ugley Landfill Site Cambridge Road Ugley Bishops Stortford CM22 6HT
Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/85/20/UTT - Continuation of use without compliance with condition 6 of planning permission ESS/08/04/UTT, to retain Leachate Irrigation System for an additional temporary period.
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UTT/20/1881/CC Decided
Ugley Landfill Site Cambridge Road Ugley Bishops Stortford CM22 6HT
Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/66/12/UTT/3/1 - Details pursuant to condtion 3 (Restoration Scheme) attached to planning permission ESS/66/12/UTT: Continuation of development at the site without compliance with condition 24 (removal of buildings, plant and machinery) attached to planning permission ESS/03/12/UTT.
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UTT/20/0207/HHF Granted
19 Newton Green Great Dunmow CM6 1DU
Section 73A retrospective application for the erection of outbuilding in garden
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UTT/20/1850/DOC Granted
1 Water Lane Stansted CM24 8BJ
Application to discharge condition 3 (Biodiversity) attached to UTT/20/0896/HHF
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UTT/20/1835/DOC Granted
Anchor Lane Nurseries Anchor Lane Abbess Roding Ongar CM5 0JR
Application to discharge condition 3 (Ecological Survey) and 4 (Ecological Management Plan) attached to UTT/19/1198/FUL
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 597 60%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 272 27%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 123 12%
Planning agents in Uttlesford
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Andrew Stevenson Associates 87% granted overall 148
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CANNON Architectural Design Ltd. 87% granted overall 125
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Ian Abrams Architect Limited 83% granted overall 111
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Alun Design Consultancy 85% granted overall 98
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Donald Purkiss and Associates LLP 95% granted overall 71
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BRD Tech Ltd 81% granted overall 69
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Hibbs and Walsh Associates Ltd 85% granted overall 68
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Pelham Structures LTD 66% granted overall 64
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Applications by ward in Uttlesford
- Ashdon 167
- Broad Oak And The Hallingburys 371
- Clavering 287
- Debden And Wimbish 162
- Elsenham & Henham 259
- Felsted And Stebbing 366
- Flitch Green And Little Dunmow 62
- Great Dunmow North 154
- Great Dunmow South And Barnston 284
- Hatfield Heath 142
- High Easter And The Rodings 217
- Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft 382
- Newport 269
- Saffron Walden Audley 283
- Saffron Walden Castle 131
- Saffron Walden Shire 227
- Stansted North 257
- Stansted South And Birchanger 146
- Stort Valley 201
- Takeley 352
- Thaxted And The Eastons 385
- The Sampfords 222
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Uttlesford decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Uttlesford decided 992 planning applications. 80% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Uttlesford?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 53 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Uttlesford decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 992 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 60% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 88% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Uttlesford decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 5200 decisions from Uttlesford between 2020 and 2026, out of 5,739 applications on record. Across that whole period 82% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Uttlesford?
July 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 264 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Uttlesford's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Uttlesford: 5,739 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 992 decided, 80% approved, median 53 days to a decision. 1,509 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2020 and 2026: 5,200 in total, 82% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.