
Uttlesford planning committee
Councillor Richard Pavitt
IndependentSeen at planning committee from July 2025 to September 2026
- 82%attendance
- 27agreed, no vote against recorded
- 56decisions at their meetings
- 4motions proposed
As at 30 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Uttlesford’s published minutes, Councillor Richard Pavitt attended 14 of the 17 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from July 2025 to September 2026. On 27 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Pavitt is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below. Pavitt proposed 4 motions the committee passed and seconded 2.
- Meetings attended
- 14 of 1782%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 56
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 27
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 4 / 2
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- Declared interests
- 0
- Decisions on which the minutes record them declaring an interest.
Voting record
The minutes we hold do not give each member's vote at these meetings, so no vote is counted for Pavitt and no voting chart is drawn. The minutes do name who proposed each motion.
Motions they proposed
3 of the 4 motions Pavitt proposed were to approve, 1 to refuse.
The outcome of each motion the minutes say Pavitt proposed and the committee passed.
Attendance
82%
14 of 17 meetings whose minutes list them; apologies for 3.
The typical member of this committee attended 82% (the median of 11 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 14 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 13 May 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Apologies |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- 2 Granta Cottages Newmarket Road Great Chesterford EssexTwo-storey house extension · UTT/26/1545/HHF Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To The North Of Chickney Road Henham HertfordshireSeven self-build homes · UTT/26/1612/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land East Of Highwood Quarry Woodside Way DunmowDeed of variation · UTT/26/0053/DOV Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Bran End Bran End Fields Stebbing DunmowOne self-build dwelling · UTT/26/1227/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Land West Of Dunmow Braintree Road Dunmow12MW solar farm · UTT/25/1374/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Great Dunmow Leisure Centre Parsonage Downs Great Dunmow EssexArtificial grass pitch refurbishment · UTT/26/1444/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Rowney House Thaxted Road Debden EssexTwo homes and annexe changes · UTT/26/0342/FULSeconded the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex10-family caravan site · UTT/26/0138/FULProposed the motion Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex28 new homes · UTT/26/0948/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land East Of Brick Kiln Lane North Of Pound Gate Stebbing Essex60 homes · UTT/25/1478/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Highwood Quarry Woodside Way DunmowHistoric agreement variation · UTT/26/0053/DOV Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Stansted AirportRemoving vehicle caps · UTT/25/2814/DOV Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Midden Top Road Wimbish EssexDetached garage · UTT/26/0737/HHFSeconded the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Goodacres Church End Broxted Dunmow EssexThree dwellings · UTT/26/0488/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Adjacent Old House Barn Parsonage Road TakeleyCommercial vehicle servicing yard · UTT/26/1025/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Located Between Thaxted Substation And The Cutlers Solar Farm Site Cutlers Green Lane Thaxted EssexUnderground electricity cable · UTT/25/2426/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land Adj To 1 Myrtle Villas Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex12 homes · UTT/26/0114/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Land At Sunnybrook Farm Braintree Road Felsted Essex17 dwellings · UTT/25/3242/FUL Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Badcock Farm Saling Road Stebbing Dunmow EssexReplacement livestock building · UTT/25/3313/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Burbank 37 Clarendon Road Little Canfield EssexFour new homes · UTT/25/2984/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Clatterbury Lane Clavering EssexUp to 9 homes · UTT/25/2897/OP Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land West Of Birchanger Lane Birchanger180 homes and access · UTT/25/3011/OP RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- South West Of Mountfitchet High School Forest Hall Road Stansted Essex300-home mixed-use development · UTT/25/3012/OP RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Sandons Farm Kates Lane Ashdon EssexRural worker’s dwelling · UTT/26/0493/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Burbank 37 Clarendon Road Little Canfield EssexFour new homes · UTT/25/2984/FUL Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Clatterbury Lane Clavering EssexUp to 9 homes · UTT/25/2897/OP Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Rosemary Cottage Causeway End Road Felsted EssexOne new dwelling · UTT/26/0385/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex28 homes with affordable housing · UTT/25/2404/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Rayne Road Bannister Green Felsted100 homes · UTT/25/2498/OP Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land North Of Garnetts Lane And Stebbing Road Felsted Essex70 homes · UTT/25/1929/OP Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land South Of (East Of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road Sewards End And Saffron Walden Essex233 homes · UTT/25/1568/DFO Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Cranwellian The Street Takeley EssexSix residential dwellings · UTT/25/1854/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 8 Church Street Great Dunmow EssexRetrospective outbuilding · UTT/25/3169/HHF Refused Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Rosemary Cottage Causeway End Road Felsted EssexOne new dwelling · UTT/25/1900/FUL RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At Parsonage Farm Forest Hall Road Stansted EssexSolar farm with batteries · UTT/25/1742/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden EssexListed building alterations · UTT/25/1958/LB Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden EssexGround-floor alterations · UTT/25/1957/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Oakhanger Friars Lane Hatfield Heath Hertfordshire7 homes · UTT/25/2262/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land To The South Of Stortford Road Little Canfield EssexNursery and soft play centre · UTT/25/0539/FUL Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Buttleys Lane Dunmow46 homes · UTT/24/3245/DFOProposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land East Of Highwood Quarry (Landscape Buffer) Woodside Way DunmowStrategic landscape buffer · UTT/25/1609/DFOProposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land South Of (West Of Robin Hood Road) Rush Lane Elsenham40 dwellings · UTT/24/3150/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- East Of High Lane Stansted56 homes · UTT/25/1061/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land West Of Garnetts Dunmow Road Takeley155 homes · UTT/25/1391/DFO Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- The Oaks Cornells Lane Widdington EssexThree-bedroom self-build home · UTT/25/1729/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Alpenrose Bedlars Green Great Hallingbury Bishops StortfordFour detached dwellings · UTT/25/1332/OP Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- East Of High Lane Stansted56 homes and open space · UTT/25/1061/FUL Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 8 Church Street DunmowKitchen alterations · UTT/25/0576/LB Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
- Land South Of (West Of Robin Hood Road) Rush Lane Elsenham40 dwellings · UTT/24/3150/DFO Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Moors Fields Station Road Little Dunmow EssexCommunity centre and nursery · UTT/25/0310/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Rails Stables Watling Lane Thaxted Dunmow EssexRoofspace annex · UTT/25/0827/HHF Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land To The West Of Thaxted Road Debden Essex25 private and affordable homes · UTT/25/1160/DFO Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- The Darwin Laboratory Building 900 Chesterford Park Little Chesterford Saffron Walden EssexEntrance and parking works · UTT/25/0652/FULProposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Saffron Walden County High School Audley End Road Saffron Walden EssexHockey pitch floodlights · UTT/25/0720/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- The Coal Shed Site Linton Road HadstockThree detached homes · UTT/25/0871/FUL Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land North Of Bedwell Road And East Of Old Mead Road Ugley And Henham240-home housing scheme · UTT/24/0543/OP Refused For refusalNo vote against recorded
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Pavitt moving, seconding, asking or saying on each decision, in the minutes’ own words. Passages that name more than one councillor, or a member of the public, are left out.
Subjects in what the minutes record
- Parking and traffic17 Sep 2025
- Trees and nature8 Apr 2026
- Spoke
“Councillor Pavitt said that on balance he accepted that benefits outweighed harms and proposed approval of the application, subject to those items set out in section 17 of the report, the Addendum List and the verbal update.”
Minutes, 2 Sep 2026, Land West Of Dunmow Braintree Road Dunmow - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 2 Sep 2026, Land East Of Highwood Quarry Woodside Way Dunmow - Moved refusal
“Councillor Pavitt proposed refusal of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Sutton.”
Minutes, 5 Aug 2026, Land To The West Of Chelmsford Road Felsted Essex - Seconded
“Councillor Sutton proposed approval of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 5 Aug 2026, Rowney House Thaxted Road Debden Essex - Seconded
“The Chair proposed approval of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 5 Aug 2026, Great Dunmow Leisure Centre Parsonage Downs Great Dunmow Essex - Moved refusal
“Councillor Pavitt proposed refusal of the application on the grounds as detailed in the Addendum List.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2026, Land At Sunnybrook Farm Braintree Road Felsted Essex - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application, with a CMP conditioned.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2026, Land East Of Goodacres Church End Broxted Dunmow Essex - Seconded
“Councillor Emanuel proposed approval of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2026, Midden Top Road Wimbish Essex - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application, with additional requirements within the landscaping condition to secure the play space by the SuDs ponds to the north and for more mature trees to be included around the Avenue, alongside a 10-year plant back condition.”
Minutes, 8 Apr 2026, Land South Of (East Of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road Sewards End And Saffron Walden Essex - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 8 Apr 2026, Land At Hill Green Wicken Road Clavering Essex - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application, with Condition 10 to be strengthened by officers.”
Minutes, 14 Jan 2026, Land At Parsonage Farm Forest Hall Road Stansted Essex - Spoke
“Councillor Pavitt said that he could not see a reason for refusal and seconded the proposal.”
Minutes, 14 Jan 2026, Rosemary Cottage Causeway End Road Felsted Essex - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 14 Jan 2026, 8 Church Street Great Dunmow Essex - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Emanuel.”
Minutes, 22 Oct 2025, Land East Of Highwood Quarry (Landscape Buffer) Woodside Way Dunmow - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application, and this was seconded by Councillor Church.”
Minutes, 22 Oct 2025, Land To The West Of Buttleys Lane Dunmow - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 22 Oct 2025, Land To The South Of Stortford Road Little Canfield Essex - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application.”
Minutes, 22 Oct 2025, Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden Essex - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application.”
Minutes, 22 Oct 2025, Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden Essex - Spoke on parking
“Councillor Pavitt said that there were no objections to the site and location but proposed that the application be deferred; to give the applicant the opportunity to tweak matters, including addressing triple tandem parking concerns, parking strategy, positions of LEAP and play areas, refuse strategies and house types.”
Minutes, 17 Sep 2025, East Of High Lane Stansted - Seconded
“Councillor Haynes proposed approval of the application, and this proposal was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 17 Sep 2025, Alpenrose Bedlars Green Great Hallingbury Bishops Stortford - Seconded
“This was seconded by Councillor Pavitt.”
Minutes, 27 Aug 2025, 8 Church Street Dunmow - Proposed a condition
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application with the additional condition that the solar panels be inset to the roof.”
Minutes, 30 Jul 2025, Rails Stables Watling Lane Thaxted Dunmow Essex - Spoke in support
“Councillor Pavitt supported the Officer’s proposed refusal.”
Minutes, 2 Jul 2025, Land North Of Bedwell Road And East Of Old Mead Road Ugley And Henham - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application.”
Minutes, 2 Jul 2025, The Coal Shed Site Linton Road Hadstock - Moved approval
“Councillor Pavitt proposed approval of the application, this was seconded by Councillor Freeman.”
Minutes, 2 Jul 2025, The Darwin Laboratory Building 900 Chesterford Park Little Chesterford Saffron Walden Essex
How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Uttlesford’s published planning committee minutes, 17 meetings from July 2025 to September 2026. A councillor is matched across meetings by the council’s own member number where it has one, otherwise by full name.
Each vote shows how it is known. Named in the minutes: the minutes, or the council’s own recorded vote, list each member with their vote. From the count and the names: the minutes give the numbers and name the members in the minority, and every member present is known. All members present in favour: the minutes say every member voted for it and the members present are known. No vote against recorded: the minutes record the decision with no vote against, no abstention and no count, at a council whose minutes print a divided vote when there is one, so each member present is counted for. Unanimous vote: the minutes call the decision unanimous, or give a count with no one against and no one abstaining, and each member present is counted for. From the meeting recording: the vote was heard on the council’s recording of the meeting and closes exactly with the members present. Where none of these holds, the vote is left as “Not recorded” and is not counted.
Votes are on the resolution the committee passed, so a vote for is a vote with the majority. A vote is a decision on the application in front of the committee, not a statement of the councillor’s views. A percentage is shown only with five or more votes, decisions or meetings behind it.
Source: Plota analysis of the council’s minutes. The party is from the council’s own list of councillors.
Also on this committee
- Maggie SuttonResidents
- Richard FreemanResidents
- Richard HaynesResidents
- Nick ChurchConservative
- Judy EmanuelResidents
- Mark LemonConservative
- Geof DriscollResidents
- Richard SilcockLib Dem
- Geoff BagnallReform UK
- Heather AskerReform UK
- Janice LoughlinLib Dem
- Ray GoodingConservative