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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Essex County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

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8,262Searchable applications
17Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 7,038 approved or refused records
214Refused applications

6,824 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Decision MadeCC/COL/63/15

    Material minor amendment to vary condition No. 2 and No. 13 (landscaping) attached to planning permission ref. CC/COL/17/11 for 1,000 space Park and Ride facility with associated terminus building, landscaping, access road, lighting and associated infrastructure

    Colchester Park and Ride, Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5HH

    Received 28 Oct 2015
  2. Decision MadeCC/MAL/103/21/NMA1

    Non-Material Amendment to the description of development of planning permission CC/MAL/103/21 to remove reference to additional car and cycle parking spaces, together with a re-wording of Condition 2 to allow revised drawings to reflect the change in site layout. (Application reference CC/MAL/103/21 - Demolition of existing single storey structure and provision of a MUPA, pedestrian walkways, additional car and cycle parking and ancillary associated works).

    Ormiston Rivers Academy, Southminster Road, Burnham-on-crouch, Essex, CM0 8QB

    Received 9 Jun 2026
  3. Decision MadeCC/BTE/162/01

    Provision of a new bridleway structure to be built along the line of The Flitch Way, which cross the proposed A120, as part of the A120 Stansted to Braintree scheme approved UTT/02/96 & BTE/02/96

    Stansted to Braintree A120,Braintree

    Received 12 Nov 2001
  4. Decision MadeESS/65/06/UTT/13/6

    Winning & working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop & ancillary buildings/importation & treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate & reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland

    Highwood Quarry, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, Essex, CM6 1SL

    Received 26 Jan 2015
  5. Decision MadeESS/03/22/COL/NMA/1

    Non Material Amendment to ESS/03/22/COL to accommodate the use of ancillary area for the temporary storage of un-processed and processed concrete and hardcore and the periodic screening and processing using unfixed mobile plant.

    Bellhouse Quarry And Landfill Site, Bellhouse Landfill Site 2 Warren Lane Stanway Essex CO3 0NN

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  6. Decision MadeESS/58/02/COL

    Extension of Area Office and Car Park together with Ancillary Structures

    Bellhouse & Abbotstone Landfill Site,Warren Lane,Stanway,Colchester,CO3 0NN

    Received 29 Oct 2002
  7. Decision MadeCC/TEN/71/03

    Erection of Changing Room, Common Room & Drama Block for a temporay period during construction of new school.

    Clacton County High School,Walton Road,Clacton on Sea,CO15 6DZ

    Received 6 Jun 2003
  8. Decision MadeCC/COL/134/08

    The continued use of two temporary classrooms for a period until 31 August 2013 without compliance with condition 1 (time limit) attached to planning permission CC/COL/03/04

    Stanway Primary School,Villa Road,Stanway,Colchester,CO3 0RH

    Received 11 Dec 2008
  9. Decision MadeESS/24/15/TEN/6/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 6 (Tree Protection); 9 (Ecology); 11 (Archaeology); 15 (Vehicle Routing); 17 (Vehicle Monitoring); 31; (Noise Monitoring); 36 (Dust Monitoring); 37 (Ground Water) and 56 (Landscaping) attached to planning permission ref no: ESS/24/15/TEN for the Construction of an irrigation reservoir involving the excavation, processing and removal of sand, gravel and soils, engineering works and ancillary buildings ion land at Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester.

    Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex. CO7 7EX

    Received 24 Jul 2017
  10. Decision MadeESS/21/18/UTT/19/7

    Details pursuant to condition 19 (Early morning HGV movement records 1 Nov to 30 Nov 2019) of ESS/21/18/UTT. ESS/21/18/UTT was for “Continuation of the Importation of 70,000m³ per annum of inert waste and the installation and use of a soils washing plant for the recycling of waste, together with associated access onto the highway and a separate silt press as permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/35/16/UTT without compliance with condition 6 (Control of vehicle movements) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel offsite between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday.”

    Highwood Quarry, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SL

    Received 11 Dec 2019
  11. Decision MadeESS/147/20/CHL/LA1

    Details pursuant to Schedule 3 (Extended aftercare scheme for areas restored to biodiversity) of the legal agreement (dated 21 June 2024) associated with ECC Planning Ref. ESS/147/20/CHL. ESS/147/20/CHL is a variation of CHL/1890/87 which was for the "Winning and working of sand and gravel, the erection of a processing plant and ready mix concrete and mortar plants, workshop and weighbridge and office.”

    Park Farm, Belsteads Farm Lane, Chelmsford Garden Community, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3PX

    Received 24 Apr 2025
  12. Decision MadeCC/BAS/102/21/NMA

    ‘Non Material Amendment of planning permission ref CC/BAS/102/21 to allow changes to the internal ground floor layout, adjustment of some door and window positions, altered door and window fenestration, widening of front entrance door, addition of school signage and addition of external flu pipe.’

    Css South Quadrant Fairview Road Basildon Essex SS14 1PW

    Received 31 Oct 2022
  13. Decision MadeCC/TEN/96/05

    Replacement of timber windows on first floor south elevation of main school building with double glazed aluminium frames to match existing

    Clacton County High School,Walton Road,Clacton on Sea,CO15 6DZ

    Received 5 Jul 2005
  14. Decision MadeCC/CPT/39/04

    The erection of a two storey block containing a learning centre over existing and new office accommodation on ground floor. To enclose fire escape at 2nd floor level and provide lobby at ground floor level

    King John School,Shipwrights Drive,Thundersley,Benfleet,SS7 1RQ

    Received 12 Mar 2004
  15. Decision MadeESS/22/14/ROC/13/01

    Outline planning application with some matters reserved for a materials recovery facility seeking to import; sort and separate; and export domestic, commercial/industrial, construction, inert, food and green waste

    Land to the east of Brickfields Way, Brickfields Way, Rochford, SS4 1NB

    Received 24 Mar 2015
  16. Decision MadeCC/ROC/07/97

    Extensions

    The Sweyne Park School,Pearson Avenue,Rayleigh,SS6 9BZ

    Received 11 Apr 1997
  17. Decision MadeESS/09/18/COL/9/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 9 (Travel Plan) of planning permission ESS/09/18/COL for the “Erection of Clean Materials Recycling Facility at Existing Established Recycling/Recovery Facility, Relocation of Existing Staff Welfare Facility, Provision of Additional Staff Parking, Culverting Section of Existing Swale, Additional Landscaping, Rainwater Harvesting together with amendments to site operating hours and HGV movement times to permit 24 HGV Movements between 07:00- 16-30 hours on Good Friday's” Land at Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford.

    Greenacres, Warehouse Packards Lane Wormingford Essex CO6 3AH

    Received 13 Jan 2026
  18. Decision MadeCC/BTE/112/04

    The replacement of 2 relocatable units with a 2 classbase extension. Erection of a new school hall to include servery & associated stores, new hard play area & landscaping scheme

    Church Street Primary School,Edith Borthwick School,Fennes Rd,Bocking,Braintree,CM7 5LA

    Received 7 Oct 2004
  19. Decision MadeCC/BTE/84/02

    Proposed variation of condition 1 (time limit) of approved permission CC/BTE/10/97 to read “ this permission shall expire on July 31 2007”

    Edith Borthwick School,Fennes Rd,Bocking,Braintree,CM7 5LA

    Received 11 Jun 2002
  20. Decision MadeESS/08/07/ROC/SO

    Screening opinion request

    Land at Plots G4, G5, G6 & G7 Purdeys Way Industrial Estate, Rochford,Purdeys Industrial Estate,Purdeys Way,Rochford

    Received 6 Mar 2007
  21. Considering Consultation Responses/Report being PreparedCC/BTE/25/26/05/01

    Details pursuant to Condition 5 (Cycle parking) – CC/BTE/25/26: Erection of a new single-storey building to provide classrooms, a studio and ancillary spaces, including PV Panels, together with an associated outdoor learning area, extended car park, new hard play areas, improved access from Public Footpath No. 61, secure cycle parking, refuse store, ASHPs, and ancillary development

    St Peter's Church Of England Primary School, Myneer Park, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1YU

    Received 14 Sept 2026
  22. Decision MadeESS/05/11/HLW/NMA01

    ‘Non-Material Amendment to Condition 2 attached to permission ref ESS/05/11/HLW to allow the replacement of the existing fossil fuel burner system with a solid waste-derived fuel ‘vortex’ burner, and to correct a historic administrative error in the Decision Notice.’

    Harlow Mill Depot, Harlow Asphalt Ltd, Station Approach, Harlow Mill, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2EL

    Received 19 Jan 2026
  23. Decision MadeESS/13/15/BAS/9/1

    Details pursuant to condition 9 (Footpath signage) of ESS/13/15/BAS for Change of use and erection of buildings, hardstandings, roadways, parking and storage areas to enable the use of the site as a waste recycling and materials recovery facility (part retrospective)

    Land to the south of Terminus Drive, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, SS16 4UH

    Received 26 Aug 2016
  24. Decision MadeESS/07/16/BTE/22/2

    Details pursuant to Condition 22 (Noise Monitoring results for Jan 2017) of ESS/07/16/BTE for Continuation of development permitted by ESS/24/14/BTE without compliance with conditions 2 (application details), 7 (timescales), 38 (sequence of restoration) and 59 (no importation of mineral for processing) to allow amended restoration levels, revised phasing and additional time to complete extraction and restoration until 2021, utilisation of overburden in restoration and processing of mineral both arising from the Integrated Waste Management Facility (if implemented). Planning permission ESS/24/14/BTE being for Extraction of an estimated reserve of 3 million tonnes of sand and gravel (from Sites A3 and A4 as identified Minerals Local Plan) and retention of existing access onto the A120, private haul road, sand and gravel processing plant, ready mixed concrete plant, bagging plant, dry silo mortar plant and water management system, internal haul roads and re-contouring of restoration levels of extraction areas (Sites R and A2) with restoration to a combination of agriculture, woodland, biodiversity, water lagoons and to levels appropriate to safeguard implementation of planning permission ESS/37/08/BTE (Integrated Waste Management Facility).

    Bradwell Quarry, Church Road, Bradwell, CM77 8EP

    Received 28 Feb 2017

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