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/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/20/2820/CC Decided

  Highwood Quarry Stortford Road Little Canfield Dunmow Essex CM6 1SL

  Consultation on Essex County Council application ESS/20/18/UTT/13/02- Details pursuant to condition 13 (Noise monitoring Oct 2020) 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."

  Decided 10 Nov 2020 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. 19 Aug 2022

   Received by Uttlesford

2. 8 Sep 2022

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Uttlesford granted permission on 8 September 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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

  UTT/22/2322/CC Submitted 19 Aug 2022 50 yards away

  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

  Granted Other 8 docs

• Land West Of Woodside Way Woodside Way Dunmow

  UTT/21/0119/DOC Submitted 13 Jan 2021 150 yards away

  Application to discharge condition 10 (wildlife protection plan) and 11 (Biodiversity mitigation and enhancement) attached to UTT/13/2107/OP.

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• Land West Of Woodside Way Woodside Way Dunmow

  UTT/20/0900/DOC Submitted 16 Apr 2020 150 yards away

  Application to discharge conditions 10 (Wildlife protection plan) and 11 (Biodiversity Mitigation and Enhancement plan) attached to UTT/13/2107/OP

  Granted Conditions 16 docs

• Land West Of Woodside Way Woodside Way Dunmow

  UTT/21/3776/DOC Submitted 24 Dec 2021 150 yards away

  Application to discharge condtion 13 (Lighting) attached to UTT/13/2107/OP

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• Land West Of Woodside Way Woodside Way Dunmow

  UTT/21/2777/DOV Submitted 7 Sep 2021 150 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov

  Request for vary 106 agreement dated 22nd October 2015 relating to UTT/13/2107/OP

  Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs

• Land West Of Woodside Way Woodside Way Dunmow

  UTT/24/0748/DOV Submitted 20 Mar 2024 150 yards away

  Request to vary 106 agreement dated 22 October 2015 between Uttlesford District Council (1) Essex County Council (2) Timothy Mark Trembath, Christopher John Trembath, Siemens Benefits Scheme and Highwood Partnership (3) and BDW Trading (4) regarding the Mortgagee Exclusion Clause (MEC

  Withdrawn Conditions 4 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