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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6,824 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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Wallasea Island, Rochford, SS4 2HD
Received 16 Dec 2013Heatherland Composting,Stondon Hall Farm,Stondon Massey,Ongar,CM15 0LD
Received 11 Feb 2002De La Salle Rc School, Ghyllgrove, Basildon, SS142LA
Received 20 Aug 2012Cobbs Farm, Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Maldon. CM9 8BQ
Received 13 Sept 2012Curry Farm Pit, Mill End, Bradwell-on-sea, Essex CM0 7HL
Received 2 Nov 2023Land adjacent to Cressing Road,Faulkbourne Farm,Witham
Received 26 Apr 2005Park Farm, Belsteads Farm Lane, Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3PX
Received 15 Jun 2023Sandon Quarry,Southend Road,Chelmsford,CM2 7TE
Received 2 Aug 2012Land at Courtauld Road, basildon, Essex
Received 18 Dec 2013Waste Treatment Facility, Courtauld Road, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1FL
Received 10 Dec 2018Millhouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School,Tavistock Road,Laindon,Basildon,SS155QF
Received 10 Jul 2001East Essex Adult Community College,The Friary,Chequers Lane,Maldon,CM9 5EJ
Received 8 Jan 2007Essex County Council Waste Transfer Station, Colchester Eastern Bypass, Ardleigh, CO7 7SL
Received 14 Apr 2026Ravenscroft County Primary School,Nayland Drive,Clacton on Sea,CO16 8TZ
Received 18 May 2001Land at Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford. At Greenacres, Warehouse, Packards Lane, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AH
Received 28 Jul 2026Rivenhall Airfield Coggeshall Road (A120) Braintree CO5 9DF
Received 10 Dec 2021St Nicholas Primary School,The Street,Tillingham,Maldon,CM0 7TJ
Received 18 Jan 2000Myland Primary School, Mill Road, Colchester CO4 5LD
Received 9 Apr 2020Bulls Lodge Quarry (Boreham Airfield), Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Received 20 Apr 2026West Wood (Ancient Woodland), East Thundersley, Essex
Received 26 Sept 2016Lexden Springs School, Halstead Road, Colchester, CO3 9AB
Received 24 Jun 2016Pitsea Landfill & Treatment Facility,Pitsea Landfill site,Pitsea Hall Lane,Pitsea,Basildon, SS16 4UH
Received 11 Oct 2000Fairhouse Infant School, Long Riding, Basildon SS14 1QP,Fairhouse Community Junior & Infant School,Long Riding,Basildon,SS141QP
Received 30 Sept 2005Maldon Youth Centre, Carmelite Way,Maldon,CM9 5GF
Received 21 Mar 2005Records 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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