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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.

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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6,824 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn.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: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Decision MadeESS/21/18/UTT/19/2

    Details pursuant to condition 19 (Early morning HGV movement records 21 June to 22 July 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 25 Jul 2019
  2. Decision MadeESS/31/18/ROC/8/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 8 – Access road signage; driver instruction sheet and routing enforcement protocol for planning application ref: ESS/31/18/ROC (Importation of inert material, installation and use of a plant for the recycling of such material and the final disposal of inert residues, together with the formation of a new access)

    Land at Dollymans Farm, Doublegate Lane, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8UD

    Received 4 Dec 2020
  3. Decision MadeESS/65/06/UTT/LA7

    Details pursuant to Clause 3.1.2 (Water monitoring to December 2012) of Legal Agreement (dated 21 March 2011) associated with ECC Planning Ref. ESS/65/06/UTT. ESS/65/06/UTT was for “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 Easton, Near Great Dunmow, Essex

    Received 8 Jan 2013
  4. Decision MadeCC/CPT/42/16

    Essex County Council is seeking planning permission for construction of a flood alleviation scheme consisting of an attenuation bund (127m in length and maximum 1.2m height above ground level) with culvert through Prittle Brook and temporary attenuation area in the event of flooding, with construction and maintenance access via an existing track off Rayleigh Road, all located within an Ancient Woodland at West Wood, East Thundersley.

    West Wood (Ancient Woodland), East Thundersley, Essex

    Received 6 Sept 2016
  5. Decision MadeCC/BAS/58/10

    The continued use of three classbases for a temporary period until 31 August 2015.

    Lee Chapel County Primary School,The Knares,Basildon,SS16 5RU

    Received 29 Apr 2010
  6. Decision MadeESS/32/07/COL

    Variation of Condition 2 (submitted details) of planning permission ESS/36/00/COL to vary the order of mineral extraction and the phasing of restoration

    Grange Road,Tiptree,Colchester,CO5 0QQ

    Received 2 Jul 2007
  7. Decision MadeESS/22/01/UTT

    Screening Opinion: Proposed borrow pit to supply A120

    Felmoor Farm,Felsted

    Received 10 Apr 2001
  8. Decision MadeESS/42/05/CHL

    Cont of Dev permitted under ESS/34/99/CHL, 'The siting of one caravan for the use by security guards patrolling the existing minerals workings at Sandon Quarry, near Chelmsford', without complying with Cond 1, to allow for the retention until 31/12/2009

    Sandon Quarry,Southend Road,Chelmsford,CM2 7TE

    Received 12 Oct 2005
  9. Decision MadeCC/BTE/22/00

    2 new relocatable classrooms & continued use of 8 existing relocatable classrooms.

    Lyons Hall School,Deerleap Way,Braintree,CM7 9DH

    Received 11 Apr 2000
  10. Decision MadeESS/105/21/TEN/30/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 30 (Noise Monitoring) of planning permission ref no: ESS/105/21/TEN that was for the “Continuation of construction of an irrigation reservoir without compliance with Condition 3 (Approved Details) of Planning Permission ESS/24/15/TEN that was for "Construction of an irrigation reservoir involving the excavation, processing and removal of sand, gravel and soils, engineering works and ancillary buildings" to now provide for retrospective revisions to the location and design of the peripheral environmental bund, aggregate processing plant, mineral stockpile and storage areas, the site entrance, the internal access road and site water management and the addition of a mobile soil screening plant”

    Land at: Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex

    Received 8 May 2022
  11. Decision MadeESS/07/16/BTE/40/1

    Details pursuant to condition 40 (Bund seeding and maintenance detail) of ESS/07/16/BTE. 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 16 Feb 2018
  12. Decision MadeESS/07/05/COL/5/1

    Noise Monitoring Report

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

    Received 30 Nov 2011
  13. Decision MadeCC/CHL/80/23/7/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 7 - Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy of planning permission CC/CHL/80/23 (Demolition of existing staff amenity building and provision of new single storey building to provide staff amenity facilities)

    Danbury Outdoors, Well Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4AB

    Received 19 Apr 2024
  14. Decision MadeESS/43/16/MAL

    Installation of a washing plant for processing of indigenous sand and gravel extracted during the construction of an agricultural reservoir, approved under planning permission refs ESS/05/16/MAL and ESS/06/16/MAL (DESCRIPTION AMENDED VIA DECISION NOTICE).

    Cobbs Farm, Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Maldon, CM9 8BQ

    Received 23 Sept 2016
  15. Decision MadeESS/79/20/BTE/62/01

    Details pursuant to condition 62 (Agricultural aftercare for 2021 to 2023) of ESS/79/20/BTE. ESS/79/20/BTE was a variation of original permission ESS/03/18/BTE for MLP site A5

    Bradwell Quarry, Church Road, BRADWELL, CM77 8EP

    Received 14 Apr 2023
  16. Decision MadeCC/EPF/65/19/22/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 22 – Compensatory Flood Storage for planning application ref: CC/EPF/65/19 (Interim scheme to provide a dual carriageway link road between Sheering Road and the new M11 Junction 7A)

    Land between Sheering Road and the M11 Motorway

    Received 19 May 2020
  17. Decision MadeESS/95/20/BTE/24/1

    Details pursuant to condition 24 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission ref: ESS/95/20/BTE. (Proposed importation of inert waste material to infill existing voids and reinstate land to agricultural use.)

    Tile Kiln Farm, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1UP

    Received 23 Feb 2024
  18. Decision MadeESS/31/22/COL/30/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 26 (Lighting) and 30 (Recycling Area) of planning permission ESS/30/22/COL that was for Continuation of use of land for mineral extraction and ancillary use without compliance with Conditions (10 (Traffic); 11b (Plant layout); 23(Operating hours); 31 (Dust Management) and 32 (Plant details) of planning permission ESS/52/17/COL granted for "Continuation of use of land for mineral extraction and ancillary use without compliance with Condition 6 (Dry Silo Mortar Plant Operating hours) of planning permission ESS/23/14/COL granted for "Extension of Stanway Quarry on land at Five Ways Fruit Farm (FWFF) via the extraction of 2.95m tonnes of sand and gravel etc" to extend the weekday DSM plant operational hours from 20:00 hours to 22:00 at Colchester Quarry (Stanway) to now allow temporary erection and operation of Cement Bound Granular Material Plant in the Recycling Area to serve A12 concrete roads replacement contract.

    Colchester Quarry, Warren Lane, Stanway, Essex, CO3 0NN

    Received 18 Jul 2023
  19. Decision MadeCHL/1019/87/34/3

    The schemes of working and reclamation required under condition 4 above shall include aftercare schemes specify the steps necessary to bring the land to the required standard for use for agriculture, woodland and amenity purposes and provide for annual aftercare management meetings with Mineral Planning Authority and the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Such schemes shall be carried out in programme of operations which shall form part of the scheme. The submitted schemes shall – a) Provide an overall strategy giving the broad programme for the 5 year aftercare period for cropping patterns, cultivation practices, remedial treatments, field drainage, irrigation, shelter belts and hedgerows. b) Provide for an annual site management scheme describing each year’s programme to be sent to the Minerals Planning Authority not later than 1 month prior to the annual aftercare management meeting.

    Boreham Proving Ground,Bulls Lodge Quarry,Generals Lane,Boreham,Chelmsford,CM3 3HR

    Received 7 Apr 2014
  20. Decision MadeESS/68/20/MAL/NMA

    Non-material amendment to planning permission ref ESS/68/20/MAL to regularise the ‘as built’ reservoir shape and size, including landscaping amendments.

    Cobbs Farm, Maldon Road, Goldhanger, Maldon, CM9 8BQ

    Received 3 Nov 2021
  21. Decision MadeESS/35/18/UTT/SO

    Continuation of excavation of sand and restoration of land to agricultural use, including deposit of inert waste, without compliance with condition 2 (approved details) attached to planning permission ref: ESS/03/16/UTT to allow the installation of an engineered clay cap and changes to the approved pre and post settlement restoration contours of cells 1, 2 and 3

    Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, CB11 3SL

    Received 27 Feb 2019
  22. Decision MadeCC/ROC/87/06

    Construction of a detached single-storey building accommodating three classrooms and ancillary facilities to replace three temporary relocatable classrooms. Erection of three temporary classbase relocatables during the construction period.

    Glebe Infant and Junior School,Creswick Avenue,Rayleigh,SS6 9HG

    Received 25 May 2006
  23. Decision MadeESS/06/15/COL/1/1

    Retrospective application for continuation of use of the restored Abbotstone North Landfill Site without compliance with Conditions 2 (Development Details), 3 (Reinstatement Details), 12 (Landscaping Scheme Design), 19 (AoD Levels), and 22 (Aftercare Scheme) attached to planning permission ESS/07/01/COL/REV to allow the retention of amended contours within the Abbotstone North landfill site, along the boundary with the ECC closed landfill and with Public Footpath 15

    Colchester Quarry (Bellhouse), Warren Lane, Colchester, Essex

    Received 10 Nov 2016
  24. Decision MadeCC/CPT/05/17/5/1

    Proposed single storey extension (396msq) to the western end of the existing primary school to accommodate 4 classrooms, demolition of existing resource room (68msq) and construction of new all-weather artificial grass pitch & associated seating area on a 2.45ha site at Northwick Park Primary School, Thirds Avenue, Canvey Island SS8 9SU.

    Northwick Park Primary School, Third Avenue, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9SU

    Received 30 May 2017

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