Uttlesford District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Uttlesford District Council decided more than 2,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 19% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Uttlesford District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Garnetts Lane And Stebbing Road Felsted Essex · UTT/25/1929/OP
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7 August 2026 · Refused
Land East Of Brick Kiln Lane North Of Pound Gate Stebbing Essex · UTT/25/1478/FUL
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6 August 2026 · Refused
Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex · UTT/26/0948/FUL
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13 July 2026 · Refused
Erection of 17 no. dwellings with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure
Land At Sunnybrook Farm Braintree Road Felsted Essex · UTT/25/3242/FUL
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13 July 2026 · Refused
Land Adj To 1 Myrtle Villas Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex · UTT/26/0114/FUL
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9 July 2026 · Approved
Land To The East Of Parsonage Road Takeley · UTT/25/2992/FUL
Figures for Uttlesford District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 19%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 16%of 380 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 330 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 25%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 89plan adopted 2005 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Uttlesford District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Does the development in this form need to be located here. • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area • Effect of the proposed development on ecology.”
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“The main issues are; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside; • the effect of the proposed development on the supply of agricultural land; and • the need for the proposed development…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing, having particular regard to access to facilities and services; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.