Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

This site has had 9 applications since 2020: 7 approved, 0 refused.

• UTT/26/2299/CC Granted

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Consultation on Essex County Council Application ESS/67/26/UTT/SPO - Request for Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion - A western extension to Highwood Quarry for the extraction,processing, sale and distribution of sand and gravel,including the use of the existing access, plant site and associated infrastructure and subsequent restoration using imported inert materials

  Decided 21 Sep 2026
• UTT/22/2322/CC Granted

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/17/20/UTT/9/02 - Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring results for August 2021) of Planning permission ESS/17/20/UTT. ESS/17/20/UTT was a variation to "Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press" originally permitted under ESS/45/15/UTT

  Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
• UTT/22/2320/CC Granted

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/16/20/UTT/13/02 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring results for August 2021) of ESS/16/20/UTT. ESS/16/20/UTT extant permission for "Winning & working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop & ancillary buildings/importation & treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate & reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland" originally permitted under ESS/65/06/UTT.

  Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
• UTT/22/2321/CC Granted

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/16/20/UTT/13/03 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring results for March 2022) of ESS/16/20/UTT. ESS/16/20/UTT extant permission for "Winning & working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop & ancillary buildings/importation & treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate & reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland" originally permitted under ESS/65/06/UTT.

  Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
• UTT/22/2323/CC Granted

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/17/20/UTT/9/03 - Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring results for March 2022) of Planning permission ESS/17/20/UTT. ESS/17/20/UTT was a variation to "Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press" originally permitted under ESS/45/15/UTT

  Decided 8 Sep 2022 Other
• UTT/21/0500/CC Granted

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Essex County Council Consulation on ESS/21/18/UTT/9/03 - Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring Feb 2021) of ESS/21/18/UTT. ESS/21/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press as permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/35/16/UTT without compliance with condition 6 (Control of vehicle movements) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel offsite between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday."

  Decided 8 Mar 2021 Other
• UTT/21/0502/CC Granted

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Consultation on ECC application ESS/20/18/UTT/13/03 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring Feb 2021) of ESS/20/18/UTT. ESS/20/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the winning and working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop and ancillary buildings, and the importation and treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate and reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland originally permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/52/13/UTT without compliance with Condition 4 (Hours of operation) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel off site between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday." ESS/20/18/UTT/13/03

  Decided 8 Mar 2021 Other
• UTT/20/2818/CC Decided

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Essex County Council Consulation their ref ESS/21/18/UTT/09/02- Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring Oct 2020) of ESS/21/18/UTT. ESS/21/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the Importation of 70,000m³ per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press as permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/35/16/UTT without compliance with condition 6 (Control of vehicle movements) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel offsite between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday."

  Decided 10 Nov 2020 Other

1. 28 Oct 2020

   Received by Uttlesford

2. 10 Nov 2020

   Decision issued: Opinion Given

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  UTT/22/2321/CC Submitted 19 Aug 2022 50 yards away

  Essex County Council consultation application number ESS/16/20/UTT/13/03 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring results for March 2022) of ESS/16/20/UTT. ESS/16/20/UTT extant permission for "Winning & working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop & ancillary buildings/importation & treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate & reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland" originally permitted under ESS/65/06/UTT.

  Granted Other 9 docs

• Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  UTT/20/2818/CC Submitted 28 Oct 2020 100 yards away

  Essex County Council Consulation their ref ESS/21/18/UTT/09/02- Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring Oct 2020) of ESS/21/18/UTT. ESS/21/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the Importation of 70,000m³ per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press as permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/35/16/UTT without compliance with condition 6 (Control of vehicle movements) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel offsite between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday."

  Decided Other 5 docs

• Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  UTT/21/0500/CC Submitted 16 Feb 2021 100 yards away

  Essex County Council Consulation on ESS/21/18/UTT/9/03 - Details pursuant to condition 9 (Noise monitoring Feb 2021) of ESS/21/18/UTT. ESS/21/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the Importation of 70,000m3 per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press as permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/35/16/UTT without compliance with condition 6 (Control of vehicle movements) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel offsite between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday."

  Granted Other 6 docs

• Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  UTT/21/0502/CC Submitted 16 Feb 2021 200 yards away

  Consultation on ECC application ESS/20/18/UTT/13/03 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring Feb 2021) of ESS/20/18/UTT. ESS/20/18/UTT was for "Continuation of the winning and working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop and ancillary buildings, and the importation and treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate and reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland originally permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/52/13/UTT without compliance with Condition 4 (Hours of operation) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel off site between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday." ESS/20/18/UTT/13/03

  Granted Other 5 docs

• UTT/26/1833/AG Refused

  Land At Easter Hall Farm Slough Road High Easter Essex

  General purpose agricultural building.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Other
• UTT/26/1865/AG Granted

  Lea Hall Forest Dunmow Road Hatfield Heath

  Prior Notification of proposed forestry building

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Other
• UTT/26/1537/CC Granted

  Home Farm Gaunts End Green Street Elsenham Hertfordshire CM22 6DR

  ECC consultation ref ESS/41/24/UTT/12/01 - Noise monitoring pursuant to condition 12 of planning application ref: ESS/41/24/UTT (Retrospective change of use of land and buildings to inert waste storage and processing (sui generis) comprising a building for use as a workshop and aggregate storage, external aggregate processing and storage area, ancillary vehicle parking area, portacabin offices and car parking. Together with alteration to existing building to increase access height)

  Received 22 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Other
• UTT/26/1573/AG Refused

  Great Garnetts Farm Bishops Green High Easter Road Barnston Dunmow Essex CM6 1NE

  Proposed circular store constructed from a concrete base with pre-stressed concrete panels and with covered lid. 15m diameter x 5m high

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Other
• UTT/26/1478/AG Granted

  Salix Farm Hill Road Great Sampford Essex CB10 2QE

  New agricultural building to house tractors, farm machinery and general Agricultural use

  Received 16 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Other