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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 · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Essex County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,822 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 1938 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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St Peter's Church Of England Primary School, Myneer Park, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1YU
Received 10 Apr 2026De Vere Primary School, Kirby Hall Road, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3EA
Received 13 Feb 2017Bradwell Quarry, Church Road, Bradwell, CM77 8EP, and land south of Cuthedge Lane.
Received 30 Jul 2024Martells Quarry,Martell's Quarry,Ardleigh,Colchester,CO7 7SP
Received 29 Mar 2007Sheepcotes (A130/A131) Roundabout, Little Waltham, Chelmsford
Received 9 May 2019Sandon Quarry,Sandon Quarry,Southend Road,Chelmsford,CM2 7TE
Received 23 Jul 1998Land at Rayne Quarry, Dunmow Road, Braintree, Essex, Rayne
Received 30 Aug 2023Colchester Quarry (Stanway Hall),Warren Lane,Stanway,Colchester,CO3 0NN
Received 2 Mar 2010Bulls Lodge Quarry,Generals Lane,Boreham,Chelmsford,CM3 3HR
Received 18 Apr 2007Hilltop Junior School,Hilltop County Infants & Junior School,Hill Avenue,Wickford,SS11 8LT
Received 14 Dec 2004Shorefields School,114 Holland Rd,Clacton on Sea,CO15 6HF
Received 8 Jan 2008Limes Farm County Junior and Infant Schools,Limes Avenue,Chigwell,IG7 5LP
Received 20 Mar 1998Tovi Eco Park MBT facility, located off Courtauld Road, Basildon
Received 22 Jun 2022Land at Dollymans Farm, Doublegate Lane, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8UD
Received 4 Dec 2020Broxbourne Airfield,Nursery Road,Broxbourne,EN9 2JE
Received 5 Apr 1950Curry Farm, Mill End, Bradwell-on-Sea, Maldon, Essex, CM0 7HL
Received 5 Jul 2013Bishops Stortford Sewage Treatment Works, Jenkins Lane, Great Hallingbury, CM22 7QL
Received 10 Jul 2018Former Kores Nordic Site,West Road,Harlow,CM20 2AL
Received 19 Feb 2013Colchester Skip Hire, Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford, Colchester, CO6 3AH
Received 17 May 2016Eastern Waste Disposal, Morses Lane, Industrial Estate, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0SD
Received 27 Mar 2014North Primary School & Nursery, John Harper Street, Colchester, CO1 1RP
Received 28 Feb 2012Land at Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road, Braintree, CO5 9DF
Received 21 May 2026Felsted Primary School,Watch House Green,Felsted,Dunmow,CM6 3EB
Received 15 May 2008Eight Ash Green & Aldham County Primary School,Fiddlers Folly (off Wood Lane),Fordham Heath,Colchester,CO3 9UE
Received 17 Feb 2003Records 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 Essex County 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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