Saffron Walden Shire planning approval rate
Saffron Walden Shire ward in Uttlesford has a 74.4% approval rate based on 43 planning decisions. Uttlesford overall: 73.8%.
Last updated: June 2026
74.4%
ward approval rate
43
Decisions
32
Approved
11
Refused
73.8%
Uttlesford average
Saffron Walden Shire is broadly in line with the Uttlesford average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Saffron Walden Shire compares
Saffron Walden Shire ward
74.4%
Uttlesford overall
73.8%
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Recent decisions in Saffron Walden Shire
Proposed conversion of the existing loft, construction of rear dormer on rear ro · Mon 22 Jun 2026
Proposed single storey rear extension · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Removal of existing rear extensions and erection of new two storey and new singl · Fri 12 Jun 2026
Conversion of existing roof space into habitable space and addition of rear dorm · Thu 11 Jun 2026
Two storey rear extension and alterations · Wed 10 Jun 2026
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Other wards in Uttlesford
Felsted And Stebbing (74.6%)
Takeley (63.6%)
Great Dunmow South And Barnston (74.1%)
High Easter And The Rodings (64.8%)
Littlebury, Chesterford And Wendens Loft (79.2%)
Elsenham & Henham (73.1%)
Broad Oak And The Hallingburys (78.0%)
Clavering (71.4%)
Thaxted And The Eastons (64.6%)
Stansted North (67.6%)
Stort Valley (72.2%)