Uttlesford Council approves 74.8% of planning applications, based on 796 decisions from the council’s public planning portal. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%. Uttlesford is 12.7 percentage points below that rate.
According to PlanningLens analysis of 796 decided applications on record (December 2025 to October 2026), Uttlesford Council approved 74.8% of planning applications. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
Source: PlanningLens (planninglens.co.uk) analysis of Uttlesford council planning portal records · Data to 21 October 2026 · Quote freely with attribution
Enter your postcode to see approval patterns for your ward and application type.
This table counts every decided application in Uttlesford, including types that the headline rate leaves out, so its totals are larger than the headline figure.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | 535 | 168 | 703 | 76.1% |
| Trees | 230 | 12 | 242 | 95.0% |
| Listed Building | 150 | 52 | 202 | 74.3% |
| Other | 140 | 36 | 176 | 79.5% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 82 | 21 | 103 | 79.6% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0.0% |
| Prior Approval | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% |
| Advertisement | 16 | 2 | 18 | 88.9% |
The free check shows approval patterns for your postcode. The property report follows by email.
Check my postcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felsted And Stebbing | 94 | 39 | 133 | 70.7% |
| Thaxted And The Eastons | 72 | 29 | 101 | 71.3% |
| Takeley | 63 | 31 | 94 | 67.0% |
| High Easter And The Rodings | 62 | 31 | 93 | 66.7% |
| Great Dunmow South And Barnston | 68 | 23 | 91 | 74.7% |
| Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft | 71 | 20 | 91 | 78.0% |
| Saffron Walden Shire | 66 | 20 | 86 | 76.7% |
| Broad Oak And The Hallingburys | 65 | 20 | 85 | 76.5% |
| Clavering | 60 | 20 | 80 | 75.0% |
| Stansted North | 57 | 20 | 77 | 74.0% |
| Saffron Walden Audley | 69 | 8 | 77 | 89.6% |
| Elsenham & Henham | 51 | 23 | 74 | 68.9% |
| The Sampfords | 55 | 10 | 65 | 84.6% |
| Newport | 51 | 7 | 58 | 87.9% |
| Stort Valley | 42 | 16 | 58 | 72.4% |
| Great Dunmow North | 43 | 9 | 52 | 82.7% |
| Debden And Wimbish | 37 | 12 | 49 | 75.5% |
| Ashdon | 36 | 7 | 43 | 83.7% |
| Stansted South And Birchanger | 26 | 16 | 42 | 61.9% |
| Hatfield Heath | 30 | 10 | 40 | 75.0% |
| Saffron Walden Castle | 29 | 10 | 39 | 74.4% |
| Flitch Green And Little Dunmow | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% |
How Uttlesford’s planning approval rate has changed year by year, up 13.7pp since 2025.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Each reference links to the record on the council’s planning portal.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| UTT/26/2303/HHF High Easter And The Rodings | Installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roofs of outbuildings and provis | Approved |
| UTT/26/2304/LB High Easter And The Rodings | Installation of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roofs of outbuildings and provis | Approved |
| UTT/26/1841/LB Felsted And Stebbing | Proposed first floor bathroom with associated drainage works, removal of ground | Approved |
| UTT/26/2225/DOC Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft | Application to discharge condition 4 (French Doors Secton and Elevation Scale) a | Refused |
| UTT/26/2196/CLE Felsted And Stebbing | Existing cartlodge for use as covered parking bays and annexe accommodation | Approved |
| UTT/26/2160/LB The Sampfords | Proposed insertion of new external doorset following removal of existing window | Approved |
| UTT/26/2156/HHF The Sampfords | Proposed single storey side extensions | Approved |
| UTT/26/2123/HHF Stansted North | Proposed front link extension from dwelling to existing garage, including a rais | Approved |
| UTT/26/2027/HHF Thaxted And The Eastons | Proposed replacement of existing lean to shed with new outbuilding for home offi | Approved |
| UTT/26/2028/LB Thaxted And The Eastons | Proposed replacement of existing lean to shed with new outbuilding for home offi | Approved |
See what has been approved and refused near your address. The property report covers the 20 nearest decisions, refusal patterns in your ward and approval rates by project type, drawn from Uttlesford's 796 decisions.
Check my postcodeCompare Uttlesford's planning approval rates with neighbouring areas:
Dig deeper into Uttlesford's planning statistics, by ward, extension type, or project category:
Data-driven guides to help you understand planning approval patterns:
Yes. PlanningLens offers a free planning permission check for Uttlesford. Enter your postcode to instantly see approval rates for your ward and application type, based on 796 real decisions from Uttlesford council. The full property-specific report is also free and emailed within minutes.
Enter your postcode on PlanningLens for a free instant check based on Uttlesford's real planning decisions. The free property report goes further: it analyses the 20 nearest comparable decisions to your property, ward-level refusal patterns, and approval rates by application type. Free and emailed within minutes.
Based on 796 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Uttlesford is 74.8%. The national approval rate across the councils PlanningLens tracks is 87.43%.
PlanningLens has analysed 796 planning decisions from Uttlesford council. 595 were approved and 201 were refused. These figures cover every decision on record for the council, December 2025 to October 2026.
The average approval rate in Uttlesford is 74.8%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.
Writing about planning in Uttlesford? These figures are free to republish with attribution. Copy the one-line citation, or paste the stat box into any website, CMS or newsletter, it carries its own styling and links back to this page for verification.