Which ward in Uttlesford has the highest planning approval rate?

Saffron Walden Audley at 93.2% based on 74 decisions.

Which ward in Uttlesford has the lowest planning approval rate?

Stansted South And Birchanger at 62.5% based on 40 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Uttlesford?

There is a 30.7% gap between Saffron Walden Audley and Stansted South And Birchanger. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Uttlesford

Planning outcomes in Uttlesford are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 30.7% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

716 real decisions·22 wards·Updated September 2026

73.9% approved overall. But 187 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Uttlesford shifts your odds by up to 30.7%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 22 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Saffron Walden Audley	74	69	5	93.2%
2	Newport	49	42	7	85.7%
3	Great Dunmow North	46	38	8	82.6%
4	The Sampfords	55	45	10	81.8%
5	Ashdon	36	29	7	80.6%
6	Flitch Green And Little Dunmow	20	16	4	80.0%
7	Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft	87	68	19	78.2%
8	Saffron Walden Castle	32	25	7	78.1%
9	Broad Oak And The Hallingburys	74	57	17	77.0%
10	Hatfield Heath	39	30	9	76.9%
11	Saffron Walden Shire	78	59	19	75.6%
12	Debden And Wimbish	44	33	11	75.0%
13	Great Dunmow South And Barnston	84	62	22	73.8%
14	Clavering	72	53	19	73.6%
15	Stansted North	69	50	19	72.5%
16	Stort Valley	57	41	16	71.9%
17	Thaxted And The Eastons	86	61	25	70.9%
18	Elsenham & Henham	70	49	21	70.0%
19	Felsted And Stebbing	123	85	38	69.1%
20	Takeley	86	58	28	67.4%
21	High Easter And The Rodings	86	57	29	66.3%
22	Stansted South And Birchanger	40	25	15	62.5%

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What the data tells us

A 30.7% gap separates the best and worst wards. Saffron Walden Audley approves 93.2% of applications while Stansted South And Birchanger approves just 62.5%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 716 planning decisions in Uttlesford, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Uttlesford Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →