The Sampfords planning approval rate
The Sampfords ward in Uttlesford has a 81.8% approval rate based on 33 planning decisions. Uttlesford overall: 73.8%.
Last updated: June 2026
81.8%
ward approval rate
33
Decisions
27
Approved
6
Refused
73.8%
Uttlesford average
The Sampfords is 8.0 percentage points above the Uttlesford average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How The Sampfords compares
The Sampfords ward
81.8%
Uttlesford overall
73.8%
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Recent decisions in The Sampfords
1 no. Oak (T2) - Fell to combat subsidence damage to the property · Fri 19 Jun 2026
1 no. Apple (T1) - Fell to combat subsidence damage to neighbouring property · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Proposed single storey self-build dwelling with carport and associated access an · Fri 19 Jun 2026
Erection of a first-floor extension over the existing bungalow to provide additi · Thu 18 Jun 2026
Replacement roofs and roof extensions with 2x front dormer windows to allow for · Thu 18 Jun 2026
What gets approved near your property?
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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%)
Saffron Walden Shire (74.4%)
Stansted North (67.6%)
Stort Valley (72.2%)