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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6,824 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn.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: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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A127/A130 Fairglen Interchange
Received 20 Dec 2020Land at Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree CO5 9DF
Received 7 Mar 2017Lawford C Of E Primary School, Long Road, Lawford, CO11 2EF
Received 29 Jun 2020Vintner House,River Way,Harlow,CM20 2EA
Received 8 Jun 2010Janet Duke Primary School, Markhams Chase, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 5LS
Received 3 Dec 2014Bradwell Quarry, Coggeshall Road (A120T), Essex, Bradwell, United Kingdom
Received 15 May 2014Marylands & Shrubland Court Day Centres,43 Shrub End Road,Colchester,CO3 3UE
Received 16 Jul 2003Indaver Rivenhall IWMF, Coggeshall Road, Essex, Bradwell, CM77 8EF
Received 19 Mar 2024Highwood Quarry, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, Dunmow, CM6 1SL
Received 15 Aug 2016Codham Hall Farm, Codham Hall Lane, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex
Received 22 Nov 2012Land at Andrewes Way, Wolsey Park, Rayleigh
Received 3 Nov 2025Land between Sheering Road and the M11 Motorway
Received 26 Oct 2020Colemans Farm, Little Braxted Lane, Rivenhall End, WITHAM, CM8 3EX
Received 25 Aug 2017Land adjacent to Rickstones Road, Rivenhall, CM8 2SD
Received 3 Jul 2020Land at Dollymans Farm, Doublegate Lane, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8UD
Received 17 Sept 2018Market Field School,School Road,Elmstead Market,Colchester,CO7 7ET
Received 11 Aug 2005Roxwell Landfill,Chignal St James,Chelmsford,CM1 4TZ
Received 8 Jan 2009Colchester Quarry,Colchester Quarry (Stanway Hall),Warren Lane,Stanway,Colchester,CO3 0NN
Received 9 Jul 1999Homestead Nursery, Tylers Road, Roydon, Essex, CM19 5LJ
Received 24 Jun 2016Bulls Lodge Quarry,Generals Lane,Boreham,Chelmsford,CM3 3HR
Received 15 May 2013Rodings Primary School, Dunmow Road, Leaden Roding, CM6 1PZ
Received 31 Jan 2025Ghyllgrove County Infant School, The Gore, Basildon, SS142BG
Received 14 Feb 2012Essex Regiment Way,Broomfield,Chelmsford,CM3 3PR
Received 21 Jan 2008Castledon School, Bromfords Drive, Wickford, SS12 0PW
Received 16 Oct 2023Records 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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