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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.
6,824 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 1938 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RU
Received 7 May 2019Curry Farm, Mill End, Bradwell-on-Sea, Maldon, Essex, CM0 7HL
Received 5 Jul 2013Bulls Lodge Quarry, Beaulieu Parkway, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3JU
Received 2 Nov 2022Land North of Dry Street, Nethermayne, Basildon, Essex
Received 12 Jul 2024Land at Colemans Farm, Colemans Farm, Little Braxted Lane, Rivenhall, Witham, CM8 3EX
Received 23 Jun 2016Land to the east of Buttleys Lane, Stortford Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1SH
Received 14 Jan 2026Colemans Farm Quarry, Little Braxted Lane, Rivenhall, Witham, CM8 3EX
Received 29 Oct 2019Land At Martells's Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex CO7 7RU
Received 7 Oct 2022Wivenhoe Quarry,Wivenhoe Quarry,Alresford Road,Wivenhoe,Colchester,CO7 9JY
Received 4 Jul 199520 , Main Road, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4NQ
Received 16 Jun 2015Widford Park and Ride
Received 11 Dec 2006Royal Oak Quarry,Chelmsford Rd,Danbury,Chelmsford,CM9 6TJ
Received 23 Jun 2011Chase Lane Primary School & Nursery, Chase lane, Dovercourt,Chase Lane Primary School,Chase Lane,Dovercourt,Harwich,CO12 4NB
Received 28 May 2004Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, Essex, CB11 3SL
Received 20 Oct 2023Land At Archers Fields Pitsea Basildon Essex SS13 1DH
Received 14 Aug 2026Frobisher Primary and Nursery School, Frobisher Drive, Jaywick, Clacton-on-sea, CO15 2QH
Received 8 May 2013Ashlyns Farm, Epping Road, Chipping Ongar, Essex, CM16 6RZ
Received 13 Feb 2025Land at Sandon Quarry, Southend Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7TE
Received 29 Apr 2021Roxwell Quarry Complex, Boyton Cross, Roxwell, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4LT
Received 13 Sept 2018King John School,Shipwrights Drive,Thundersley,Benfleet,SS7 1RQ
Received 7 Feb 2005Inworth Grange Farm Pit, Grange Road, TIPTREE, CO5 0QQ
Received 5 Dec 2017Pitsea Hall Lane,Pitsea Landfill site,Pitsea Hall Lane,Pitsea,Basildon, SS16 4UH
Received 29 Apr 2002Land North of Generals Lane Roundabout, Generals Lane, Boreham. Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3HJ
Received 23 Jan 2025Land to the South of Park Farm, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex
Received 23 Mar 2015Records 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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