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Uttlesford
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any CB, CM and SG postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Uttlesford
- 14planning applications this week
- 176.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 179.4p
- 16hygiene scores this month
- 2,958local businesses listed
- 66food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Refused: 7 new homes at Buildings At Swallows Farm Pleshey Essex
Prior Notification of change of use of agricultural buildings to 7 no. dwellings
Buildings At Swallows Farm Pleshey Essex -
Approved: Rear extension at Bush End Cottage Bush End Takeley Essex
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extensions.
Bush End Cottage Bush End Takeley Essex CM22 6NN -
Road closed: Rectory Lane (Openreach)
13 Oct to 14 Oct. Work on pipes or cables on the verge. The road will be closed.
Rectory Lane, Essex, Ashdon -
Road closed: Collier Street (Essex County Council)
12 Oct to 14 Oct. Road improvements in the road. The road will be closed.
Collier Street, Hatfield Broad Oak
Uttlesford in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
1,746crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£428kmiddle price, 319 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
135applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
17hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
70roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
176.9pcheapest unleadedat Dunmow Superstore · most around 179.4p · dearest 191.9p · 12 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
31events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
2street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
41schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
83GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
382charities based in UttlesfordEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory2,958 shops, trades and services across Uttlesford, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any CB, CM and SG postcode in Uttlesford, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Uttlesford too.