South West Of Mountfitchet High School Forest Hall Road Stansted Essex Data via plota.co.uk

Planning committee

Decided by Uttlesford Planning Committee on 10 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

• Officers advised approval because Grey Belt benefits, including housing and affordable homes, outweighed localised environmental harm, subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
• Residents and parish councils raised concerns about Green Belt harm, traffic, infrastructure, landscape, settlement separation and the unallocated site.
• Members considered the harms greater than the benefits and authorised refusal because of spatial-strategy conflict and Green Belt harm.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording →

Source: Plota analysis of Uttlesford's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.