New housing in Uttlesford District Council
We read Uttlesford District Council's planning register every day. We hold 11,730 of its planning applications going back to 2020, and 168 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 108% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 108% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 11,730
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 57 | 42 |
| 2025 | 143 | 93 | 37 |
| 2024 | 117 | 73 | 33 |
| 2023 | 152 | 84 | 49 |
| 2022 | 160 | 91 | 47 |
| 2021 | 207 | 116 | 68 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | Land North Of Takeley Smiths Green Lane Takeley Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion for an outline application outline planning permission for a residential-led development of circa 1,000 residential units, a local centre incorporating healthcare uses, a mobility hub… UTT/26/2301/SO | At appeal | 4 Sept 2026 |
| 900 | Land North And South Of The Broadway Dunmow Request for Scoping Opinion for development of up to 900 dwellings, land for a primary school, a local centre including a mobility hub, coworking space and community uses, and public open space, including suitable… UTT/26/0365/SO | At appeal | 12 Feb 2026 |
| 520 | Land North Of Birchanger And South Of Stansted Request for Scoping Opinion for - Up to 520 new homes (Use Class C3) and up to 20,000 sqm of commercial floor space with public open space, new access, active travel routes between the Birchanger Site and Stansted… UTT/25/2203/SO | At appeal | 14 Aug 2025 |
| 300 | Land To The South Of Wicken Road Newport Essex Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for means of main site access) for up to 300 dwellings, including a new vehicular access off London Road, provision of a flexible multi-purpose hub building… UTT/26/2550/OP | At appeal | 27 Oct 2026 |
| 270 | North Of Walpole Meadows West Of Cambridge Road Stansted Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for up to 270 dwellings (including affordable housing), as well as land for a community use, public open space, children's play area, public park land and… UTT/25/0534/OP | At appeal | 27 Feb 2025 |
| 150 | Land East Of Old Mead Road Henham Hertfordshire Request for screening opinion - for full application for up to 150 dwellings UTT/25/1694/SCO | At appeal | 20 Jun 2025 |
| 110 | Land At Belcham's Lane And Maces Farm Belchams Lane Rickling Green Essex Request for Screening opinion for Up to 110 residential dwellings (Class C3) for 'Build to Rent', with a range of 1-4 bed apartments, houses and bungalows on circa 3.7ha, relocation of the existing football pitch… UTT/24/0735/SCO | At appeal | 19 Mar 2024 |
| 100 | Land North Of Rayne Road Bannister Green Felsted Outline application with all matters reserved except access for the erection of up to 100 dwellings, associated landscaping and open space, with access from Rayne Road UTT/25/2498/OP | Refused | 25 Sept 2025 |
| 100 | Land West Of Station Road Takeley Dunmow Road Hatfield Broad Oak Request for a Screening Opinion for a proposed development of up to 100 dwelling, early years childcare facility, on-site open space and strategic landscaping, improvements to Station Road UTT/24/2223/SCO | At appeal | 29 Aug 2024 |
| 75 | Former Friends School Field Mount Pleasant Road Saffron Walden Essex S62A/2025/0107 - Erection of 75no. dwellings with associated infrastructure and landscaping. Provision of playing fields and associated clubhouse UTT/25/1343/PINS | Approved | 30 May 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
- Arkesden
- Ashdon
- Barnston (Uttlesford)
- Birchanger
- Burton End
- Causeway End
- Chrishall
- Clavering
- Debden
- Elder Street
- Elmdon
- Elsenham
- Felsted
- Great Chesterford
- Great Dunmow
- Great Easton (Uttlesford)
- Hadstock
- Hatfield Broad Oak
- Hatfield Heath
- Hempstead
- Henham
- High Easter
- High Roding
- Langley (Uttlesford)
- Littlebury
- Little Dunmow
- Little Hallingbury
- Manuden
- Newport (Uttlesford)
- Radwinter
- Rickling Green and Quendon
- Saffron Walden
- Sewards End
- Stansted Mountfitchet
- Start Hill
- Stebbing
- Takeley and Little Canfield
- Takeley Street
- Thaxted
- Ugley Green
- Wendens Ambo
- Wicken Bonhunt
- Widdington
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Uttlesford District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.