It first accommodated around 500 vehicles but now holds an estimated 1,000 cars, covering about seven acres of former agricultural land. (Image: GSV/SWNS)"The assumption is it has grown from around 500 to over 1000 cars, which I can safely agree with. "It is clear they are playing the system by appealing the enforcement notice, they know they are illegitimate and how to bend the rules." Councillor Bianca Donald representing Elsenham and Henham and Leader of Uttlesford District Council Councillor Petrina Lees outside the unauthorised airport car park near Stansted Airport. "A planning enforcement notice was issued in August 2025 requiring the unauthorised use of the site to stop and for associated works to be removed.