Essex County Council
Planning applications.

1. Application WithdrawnESS/38/16/ROC/SPO

   Proposed five year extension of time until 2021

   Barling Marsh Quarry and Landfill, Mucking Hall Road, Barling Magna

   Received 17 Nov 2016
2. Decision MadeESS/23/13/BTE/20/01

   A waste management facility for the transfer/bulking of municipal waste. Proposed development includes a waste transfer building; dual weighbridge; weighbridge kiosk; office and staff welfare buildings; firewater holding tank and pump-house; underground surface water retention and pipework; package sewage treatment plant; vehicle wash system; staff parking and associated hard-standing areas; new surface access way; alternative vehicle access; fencing and landscaping; and other associated works

   Cordons Farm, Long Green, Cressing, Braintree, CM778DL

   Received 13 Nov 2013
3. Decision MadeCC/COL/34/14

   Construction of two storey two form entry Primary School and single storey Early Years Centre with associated hard and soft play space, vehicular accesses, parking and pick up/drop off areas, hard and soft landscaping, drainage, lighting and fencing.

   Land North of Apprentice Drive, New Braiswick Park, Colchester, Essex

   Received 27 May 2014
4. Decision MadeESS/34/13/UTT/11/1

   Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert waste permitted by planning permission ref ESS/44/08/UTT without compliance with: • condition 3 (cessation dates for development and restoration) to allow extended period for development until 31 December 2025 and restoration by 31 December 2026 (an additional 12 years); • condition 4 (removal of infrastructure) to allow retention of infrastructure until 30 June 2026; • condition 17 (soil movement) to allow soil movements between March and October; and • condition 28 (traffic movements) to remove the limitation of no more than an average of 50 lorry movements (25 in, 25 out) in any one day. (NB The timescales have been revised by condition. Cessation required by 30 April 2022 with restoration by 30 September 2023)

   Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

   Received 11 Jul 2014
5. Decision MadeCC/HLW/43/16

   Erection of replacement office & welfare building and provision of parking.

   Essex County Council Highways Depot, Hastingwood Highways Depot, London Road, Hastingwood, Harlow, CM17 9LH

   Received 9 Sept 2016
6. Application WithdrawnESS/01/15/BAS

   Commercial, industrial and household waste transfer station seeking the importation, deposit, sorting, storage, transfer and distribution of up to 75,000tpa of waste (including 5,000tpa of asbestos). Associated development includes the provision of a transfer building, office, welding bay, workshop, weighbridge, staff facilities, storage areas, car and lorry parking and other site alterations/improvements.

   Land to the North of Hovefields Court, Hovefields Avenue, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1EB

   Received 24 Sept 2014
7. Decision MadeCC/BAS/02/96

   Provision of one relocatable classroom with toilet facilities (RL4T)

   Felmore Primary School,Davenants,Pitsea,Basildon,SS131QZ

   Received Not published
8. Decision MadeESS/09/14/ROC/8/2

   Continuation of the importation of waste to develop a coastal nature reserve without compliance with conditions 2 (compliance with submitted details); 39 (cessation of operations and restoration by 31 December 2019); and 40 (removal of construction infrastructure) attached to planning permission ref ESS/54/08/ROC to allow the importation of suitable natural material and to require cessation of site operations and restoration by 31 December 2025, together with the inclusion of previously agreed non-material amendments to permission ref ESS/54/08/ROC.

   Wallasea Island, Rochford, SS4 2HD

   Received 21 Jan 2015
9. Decision MadeESS/69/20/MAL/NMA3

   ‘Non-material amendment to planning permission ref ESS/69/20/MAL to regularise the restoration scheme including the approved planting and wetland design.’

   Cobbs Farm , Maldon Road Goldhanger, Maldon CM9 8BQ

   Received 10 Mar 2023
10. Decision MadeESS/39/23/BTE/35/10

    Notification of out of hours working on 27 November 2024 at the IWMF site. Notification as required by condition 35 of ESS/39/23/BTE. ESS/39/23/BTE is the extant planning permission for the Integrated Waste Management Facility

    Land at Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road, Braintree, CO5 9DF

    Received 29 Nov 2024
11. Decision MadeESS/90/25/CHL/SO

    “Continuation of use of the Northern quarry void and plant site area for infilling purposes without compliance with Condition 3 (Approved Details) of Planning Permission reference no: ESS/114/22/CHL that itself was a Variation of Condition permission providing an alternative location for the erection of offices, welfare facilities and provision of car parking associated with the on site aggregate recycling facility" to now provide for the installation and operation of a ‘bolt on’ Hydraulically Bound Material (HBM) plant; erection of a covered storage bay for the temporary storage of HBM; aggregate storage bays and parking for up to 9 Heavy Goods Vehicles all within the existing recycling facility location on land at Sandon Quarry, Southend Road, Chelmsford, Sandon, Howe Green, CM2 7TE

    Sandon Quarry Southend Road Chelmsford Sandon CM2 7TE

    Received 16 Dec 2025
12. Decision MadeESS/40/00/CHL

    Screening Opinion: Infilling existing restored borrow pit with inert waste arising from construction of Great leighs By-pass

    Wheelers Hill,Wheelers Farm,Little Waltham,Chelmsford,CM3 3LZ

    Received 14 Aug 2000
13. Considering Consultation Responses/Report being PreparedESS/57/24/BAS/13/01

    Details pursuant to condition 13 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) off ESS/57/24/BAS. ESS/57/24/BAS was for "The retention of the open windrow green waste composting facility and shredding of oversized green waste and lateral extension of the site to facilitate the introduction of waste wood shredding operations and the retention of existing associated buildings and infrastructure"

    Veolia, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, Essex, SS16 4UH

    Received 1 Sept 2026
14. Decision MadeESS/22/14/ROC/09/01

    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
15. Decision MadeCC/CHL/27/15

    Erection of a 3.2m high black weldmesh fence on black steel posts to rear of existing 1.00m high brick wall on part boundary between Ford End C Of E Primary School and Main Road, Ford End shown as line “A-B” on Plan Gq377 and coloured blue, total length approx. 22.50m

    Ford End C Of E Primary School, Main Road, Ford End, Chelmsford, CM3 1LQ

    Received 29 Apr 2015
16. Decision MadeESS/34/01/BTE

    Stripping of topsoil & subsoil/overburden. Surface quarrying of clay to supply adjoining brickworks. Lower level restoration of the site as storage yard

    Land adjoining Bulmer Brickfields, Bulmer, Nr Sudbury, Suffolk,The Brickfields,Bulmer,Sudbury,CO10 7EF

    Received 15 Aug 2001
17. Decision MadeESS/23/14/COL/45/01

    Extension of Stanway Quarry on land at Five Ways Fruit Farm (FWFF) via the extraction of 2.95m tonnes of sand and gravel; extraction of remaining 0.5m tonnes of sand and gravel from Stanway Quarry; processing of remaining 1.5m tonnes of sand and gravel from Bellhouse Quarry to be imported via the existing conveyor link to Stanway Quarry by 31 October 2026 (amended via condition to tie in with the timescales permitted under ref ESS/07/01/COL/REV); retention of the existing sand and gravel processing plant, Dry Silo Mortar Plant, concrete plant, access roads, weighbridge and related infrastructure until 31 October 2026; retention of the existing inert recycling operation and associated mobile plant parking area until 31 December 2037; restoration of FWFF area using existing indigenous soils, clay and soil forming material from within the application site within 7 years of commencement of operations at FWFF; importation of approximately 2.35m cubic metres of inert waste material for the restoration of the central / eastern Stanway Quarry void by 31 December 2037; and implementation of a comprehensive restoration scheme for the application site comprising agricultural land, orchard, woodland, grassland, lakes, habitat creation and informal public access via permissive routes

    Stanway Quarry and Five Ways Fruit Farm, Warren Lane, Colchester, Stanway, CO3 0NN

    Received 27 Mar 2015
18. Decision MadeCC/HLW/84/22/10/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 10 – External lighting for planning application ref: CC/HLW/84/22 (New vehicle parking area, new and revised accesses, acoustic security fencing, landscaping and ancillary works proposed in association with approved planning application ref: CC/HLW/21/17)

    Land between River Way and A1184 (Cambridge Road), Harlow

    Received 10 Aug 2023
19. Application WithdrawnCC/MAL/111/02

    Double relocatable classbase with toilets

    The Heybridge Centre, The Street, Heybridge CM9 4NB,The Heybridge Centre,The Street,Heybridge,Maldon,CM9 4NB

    Received 12 Jul 2002
20. Decision MadeESS/16/22/CHL/SO

    Screening opinion: Continuation of use as a Waste Transfer Station without compliance with Condition 2 (approved details), Condition 3 (operational hours) and Condition 10 (throughput) attached to planning permission reference ESS/19/20/CHL to increase overnight vehicle parking to 8 HGVs and 6 trailers, to extend operational hours to begin at 06:00 hours on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank and Public Holidays and to remove the waste throughput limit

    Waste Transfer Station, Winsford Way, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PD

    Received 7 Apr 2022
21. Decision MadeCC/BTE/14/07

    Construction of new and the redevelopment of existing hardstanding areas to form additional car park spaces, coach/bus parking area, new motor bike/cycle shelters & ancillary works.

    Hedingham School,Yeldham Road,Sible Hedingham,Halstead,CO9 3QH

    Received 24 Jan 2007
22. Resolution made/Awaiting Legal AgreementESS/07/20/TEN

    Continuation of winning and working of minerals associated with the construction of a public water storage reservoir without compliance with condition 2 (approved details), condition 34 (restoration/permission end date) and condition 39 (no additional buildings, fixed plant or machinery) attached to application ref: ESS/57/04/TEN to allow changes to operational areas, the phasing of the development and the shape and capacity of the completed reservoir; an additional period of time to complete the development; the provision of an additional car parking area; two workshop/maintenance/storage buildings; and the installation and use of a bagging facility

    Crown Quarry (Wick Farm), Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, CO7 7QR

    Received 13 Jan 2020
23. Decision MadeESS/39/23/BTE/LA2

    Details pursuant to Clause 3.10.2 (Notification of beneficial use of CHP element of Integrated Waste Management Facility) of Legal Agreement (dated 30 October 2009 as amended) associated with ECC Planning Ref. ESS/37/08/BTE. ESS/37/08/BTE was the permission for the Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility, subsequently varied such that the extant permission as at July 2025 is Ref. ESS/39/23/BTE

    Rivenhall Airfield, Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree, CO5 9DF

    Received 18 Jul 2025
24. Decision MadeESS/34/24/TEN/11/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 11 (Tree/Hedgerow Protection) of planning permission ESS/34/24/TEN that was for the Ardleigh landfill gas recovery scheme land at Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Essex CO7 7RU

    Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RU

    Received 27 Aug 2025

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