Uttlesford planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Uttlesford District Council, updated daily. Uttlesford District Council received 654 planning applications in the last 90 days, 17 of them major schemes. 79% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 50 days.
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Recent applications in Uttlesford
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Frenches Farm Oxen End Little Bardfield Essex
Agricultural building on an 8-hectare Essex farm site. New standalone structure for farm use at full application stage. Structural frame, cladding and drainage packages drive the construction value on a rural site.
GroundworksStructural frameCladding
Tyrells Molehill Green Takeley Bishops Stortford CM22 6PH
Reserved matters approval for two self-build dwellings, Takeley. Submits access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale details for an outlined two-home scheme. Housebuilder and specialist packages now lock in: groundworks, structural frame, and brickwork/roofing volumes are confirmed.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land Off Stoney Common Road Stoney Common Stansted Essex
Up to 3 new dwelling houses, Planning in Principle approved. Establishes principle for three homes on greenfield land near Stansted, at the pre-detailed-design stage. Foundation, structural frame and envelope works follow once reserved matters settle, opening groundworks and frame packages.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Agricultural Barn Joseph Farm Springwell Nursery Walden Road Little Chesterford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 1UE
Four-dwelling agricultural conversion via Class Q prior approval, Essex. Permitted-development route converting a barn to four homes without formal planning permission. Fit-out, rewiring, heating systems and bathrooms dominate the specification, with partition and insulation packages to follow.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Land North Of The Gatehouse The Street Great Hallingbury Hertfordshire
Section 73 variation to a two-dwelling Great Hallingbury permission, amending ecological and landscaping conditions. Revises the approved layout, habitat management plan and ecological mitigation strategy without altering the core scheme. Ecological and landscape contractors can adjust their scope…
Dove House Farm Tindon End Great Sampford Essex CB10 2RX
Barn conversion to one dwelling, Great Sampford. Adapts a redundant agricultural building to residential use at full application stage. Structural repair, roof replacement and M&E installation are the primary packages; local market strength supports the valuation.
Structural repairRoofingM&E
Dove House Farm Tindon End Great Sampford Essex CB10 2RX
Single dwelling barn conversion, Great Sampford. Repurposes a redundant agricultural building into one residential unit with associated site works at full application stage. Structural adaptation, roof and envelope works drive the project; rural location supports extended timescales for material…
Structural repairRoofingBrickwork
Adjacent To Collins Cross Tindon End Great Sampford Essex
Section 73 variation removing self-build condition, Great Sampford. Seeks to discharge the self-build obligation attached to an approved stable-to-dwelling conversion, enabling standard sale. Removes a restrictive covenant without altering the approved works, so construction readiness and material…
Barn At Waters Farm Hammond Road Hatfield Broad Oak
Agricultural barn conversion to one dwelling, Hatfield Broad Oak. Prior notification route converting an existing farm building to residential use under permitted development. Internal partitioning, rewiring, plumbing and thermal upgrades drive the conversion scope.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Eastfield Stables May Walk Elsenham Road Stansted Essex
One-bedroom dwelling conversion from existing garage, Stansted. Converts a garage to a single-storey home with new access road routing at full application stage. Access works, drainage connection and internal fit-out including kitchen and bathroom suites drive the spend.
GroundworksDrainageM&E
The Crump Brickhouse Lane Berden Essex CM23 1AZ
Two-storey and single-storey extensions with external works, Berden. Adds substantial new floorspace and remodels the exterior at full application stage, building on previously approved schemes. Brickwork, roofing, m&e and ground works dominate the delivery; the boiler and paving remodel widen the…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
The Fox Bambers Green Road Takeley Essex CM22 6PB
Front and rear extensions with garage-to-annexe conversion, Takeley. Double-storey front extension, single-storey rear infill with terrace, and internal reconfigurations plus garage conversion to ancillary use at full application stage. Structural steel, groundworks, and brickwork packages lead…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Blue House Farm Cottage Chelmsford Road Good Easter Chelmsford Essex CM1 4PU
Two-storey rear extension, garage conversion and new entrance features, Essex. Demolishes an existing conservatory and adds a two-storey rear extension, converted garage space and new canopy and bay at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and structural steel over the new opening drive the…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Dove House Farm Tindon End Great Sampford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2RX
Single-storey extension with outbuilding demolition, Great Sampford. Removes an ancillary structure and adds a single-storey extension to a farmhouse at listed building consent stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages are live; listed-building detailing will shape material and…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Dove House Farm Tindon End Great Sampford Saffron Walden Essex CB10 2RX
Single-storey rear extension with outbuilding demolition, Great Sampford. Replaces an ancillary structure with a ground-floor extension to an existing farmhouse at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and joinery packages suit local Essex subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Planning appeals in Uttlesford District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Uttlesford District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Uttlesford District Council, raw rate
32.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
2.6 percentage points above expected. Uttlesford District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
1,052 appeals counted, 1,011 judged either way (325 allowed, 686 dismissed), 41 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 31.1% | 28.8% | 724 | 720 | 224 |
| Householder (HAS) | 43.7% | 35.6% | 174 | 167 | 73 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 20.3% | 25% | 87 | 64 | 13 |
| Enforcement Notice | 13.6% | 13.5% | 27 | 22 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 29.2% | 36.9% | 24 | 24 | 7 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 42.9% | 33.3% | 7 | 7 | 3 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | None judged | 8.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Uttlesford District Council
Developer contributions at Uttlesford District Council
Developers pay into planning obligations at Uttlesford District Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Open space and play | £1,656,643 | £663,292 |
| Affordable housing | £3,197,738 | None |
| Education | £12,352,175 | None |
| Community facilities | £5,508,634 | None |
| Health and social care | £1,239,246 | None |
| Sport and leisure | £983,561 | None |
| Highways and transport | £842,624 | None |
| Monitoring and administration | £378,337 | None |
| Flood and drainage | £53,090 | None |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £42,138 | None |
| Air quality | £1,199 | None |
| Other local categories | £140,688 | None |
Source: Uttlesford District Council's Section 106 register, read on 29 September 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Our collected totals match each register’s own published total exactly. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
Affordable housing grant in Uttlesford District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent9 homes
- Shared ownership19 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Uttlesford District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder81% (310 decided)
- other92% (196 decided)
- residential63% (80 decided)
- commercial77% (22 decided)
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