Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Basildon Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,280 approved · 1,008 refused · 159 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2019 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
6 Shelsley Drive Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6NA
Received 13 Apr 202229 Charlotte Avenue Wickford Essex SS12 0DZ
Received 13 Apr 2022131 Passingham Avenue Billericay Essex CM11 2TA
Received 13 Apr 202219 The Oaks Billericay Essex CM11 2RP
Received 13 Apr 202214 Lapwing Road Wickford Essex SS11 7JS
Received 13 Apr 202233 Durban Lane Laindon Essex SS15 4JU
Received 13 Apr 2022131 Passingham Avenue Billericay Essex CM11 2TA
Received 13 Apr 2022Highview 173 London Road Wickford Essex SS12 0EX
Received 14 Apr 202256 Southend Road Wickford Essex SS11 8DU
Received 14 Apr 20225 Carlyle Gardens Billericay Essex CM12 0UL
Received 19 Apr 2022Ghyllgrove Community Primary School The Gore Basildon Essex SS14 2BG
Received 20 Apr 2022Ford Research And Engineering Centre West Mayne Dunton Basildon Essex SS15 6EE
Received 20 Apr 2022139 Beauchamps Drive Wickford Essex SS11 8NH
Received 20 Apr 2022128 High Street Billericay Essex CM12 9DF
Received 20 Apr 202256 Stock Road Billericay Essex CM12 0BD
Received 20 Apr 202222 Elmbrook Close Basildon Essex SS14 2FH
Received 20 Apr 2022Highlands Lee Chapel Lane Langdon Hills Essex SS16 5NX
Received 20 Apr 202298 Upland Road Billericay Essex CM12 0LD
Received 20 Apr 202218 Farnham Avenue Wickford Essex SS11 7FN
Received 20 Apr 2022Land At Gardiners Lane South Gardiners Lane South Basildon Essex
Received 20 Apr 2022Highview 173 London Road Wickford Essex SS12 0EX
Received 20 Apr 202221 Robertson Drive Wickford Essex SS12 9QH
Received 20 Apr 20224 Sylvan Close Laindon Essex SS15 6FA
Received 20 Apr 202215 Hawbush Green Pitsea Basildon Essex SS13 1QL
Received 20 Apr 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Basildon Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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