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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.
6,394 approved · 1,286 refused · 202 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Dec 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
The Glade Ramsden View Road Wickford Essex SS12 0LE
Received 12 Dec 2024Basildon University Hospital Nether Mayne Basildon Essex SS16 5NL
Received 17 Dec 202438 Bedford Road Laindon Essex SS15 6PG
Received 17 Dec 202434 Ian Road Billericay Essex CM12 0JZ
Received 17 Dec 2024Coop The Pantiles Billericay Essex CM12 0UA
Received 18 Dec 202419 Outwood Common Road Billericay Billericay Essex CM11 2NU
Received 18 Dec 202419 Outwood Common Road Billericay Billericay Essex CM11 2NU
Received 18 Dec 202411 Meade Road Billericay Essex CM11 1DE
Received 18 Dec 2024Swan Mead Pavilion Church Road Vange Essex
Received 18 Dec 2024Land At North Benfleet Hall North Benfleet Hall Road North Benfleet Essex SS12 9JR
Received 19 Dec 202458 Hunts Mead Billericay Essex CM12 9JA
Received 18 Dec 202424 Norsey View Drive Billericay Essex CM12 0QR
Received 19 Dec 202411A Wakefield Avenue Billericay Essex CM12 9DN
Received 19 Dec 2024Durazzo Homestead Road Ramsden Bellhouse Billericay Essex CM11 1RP
Received 19 Dec 2024Bensons Farm Wash Road Laindon Essex SS15 4BP
Received 19 Dec 202481-87 Squire House, Ground Floor Unit 2 High Street Billericay Essex CM12 9AS
Received 20 Dec 2024Laindon Shopping Centre Laindon Centre Laindon Basildon Essex SS15 5TH
Received 20 Dec 202446 Ghyllgrove Close Basildon Essex SS14 2TT
Received 19 Dec 2024The Mannos Dunton Road Laindon Essex SS15 4BY
Received 5 Dec 202489 Chalvedon Avenue Pitsea Basildon Essex SS13 1AF
Received 21 Dec 202436 Heathleigh Drive Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6AR
Received 21 Dec 2024Overmead London Road Crays Hill Billericay Essex CM11 2UY
Received 21 Dec 2024Elm Lodge Ramsden Park Road Ramsden Bellhouse Billericay Essex CM11 1NR
Received 21 Dec 2024Wootton House Dry Street Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 5ND
Received 22 Dec 2024Records 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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