Saffron Walden Castle planning approval rate
Saffron Walden Castle ward in Uttlesford has a 77.4% approval rate based on 31 planning decisions. Uttlesford overall: 73.9%.
Last updated: September 2026
77.4%
ward approval rate
31
Decisions
24
Approved
7
Refused
73.9%
Uttlesford average
Saffron Walden Castle sits slightly above the Uttlesford average, with a 3.5 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Saffron Walden Castle compares
Saffron Walden Castle ward
77.4%
Uttlesford overall
73.9%
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Recent decisions in Saffron Walden Castle
Two agricultural storage buildings connected by a roof covering · Thu 10 Sep 2026
Proposed single storey rear and side extension · Tue 08 Sep 2026
Proposed two storey side extension with single storey rear extension · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Remedial repair to front elevation involving replacement of approx. 1m of decaye · Thu 03 Sep 2026
Change of use of former shop (Class E) to additional residential floorspace (Cla · Wed 26 Aug 2026
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Other wards in Uttlesford
Felsted And Stebbing (67.9%)
Takeley (65.4%)
Thaxted And The Eastons (71.2%)
Great Dunmow South And Barnston (73.1%)
High Easter And The Rodings (67.9%)
Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft (76.9%)
Broad Oak And The Hallingburys (76.7%)
Saffron Walden Shire (77.5%)
Clavering (73.5%)
Elsenham & Henham (69.2%)
Saffron Walden Audley (92.2%)
Stansted North (70.0%)