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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

Collected records · All available dates
8,263Searchable applications
17Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 7,039 approved or refused records
214Refused applications

6,825 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 1938 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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  1. Decision MadeESS/01/07/UTT/R

    Review of Old Minerals Permission reference UTT/509/89

    Crumps Farm,Stortford Rd,Little Canfield,Great Dunmow,CM6 1SR

    Received 14 Dec 2006
  2. Application WithdrawnCC/UTT/115/03

    Demolition of existing leisure centre. Construction of new teaching block, playgrounds and car park

    Helena Romanes School,Parsonage Downs,Dunmow,CM6 2AY

    Received 20 Aug 2003
  3. Decision MadeESS/19/17/BTE/40/3

    Details pursuant to Condition 40 (Fixed Plant and Buildings) of Planning permission ESS/19/17/BTE that was for “A new sand and gravel quarry at Broadfield Farm, to the west of Rayne, near Braintree, comprising the phased mineral extraction of some 3.66m tonnes of sand and gravel; the installation of a processing plant and ancillary buildings and infrastructure; the construction of a quarry access onto the B1256; the construction of a permanent screening landform; the construction of temporary screen mounds in defined locations around the perimeter of the quarry; the phased restoration of the extraction area using indigenous soil; overburden and clay from within the application site to a land use mixture of arable agriculture, lowland acid grassland, lowland meadow, woodland, lake and reedbeds; and public access via proposed public rights of way.

    Land at Rayne Quarry Dunmow Road Braintree, Essex Rayne

    Received 10 Feb 2022
  4. Decision MadeESS/57/04/TEN/1/1

    Winning & Working of minerals, removal of surplus soils & erection of a low profile processing plant concrete batching plant & ancillary buildings (inc a workshop). Interim restoration to lakes & subsequent construct of a public water storage

    Wick Farm, Ardleigh RESERVOIR,Crown Quarry (Ardleigh Reservoir Extension),Old Ipswich Road,Tendring,Colchester,CO7 7QR

    Received 7 Jul 2011
  5. Decision MadeCC/BAS/96/98

    Construction Of New School adjacent to Scott Drive.

    Oakfield Primary School,Scott Drive,Wickford,SS12 9PW

    Received 11 Aug 1998
  6. Decision MadeESS/04/11/TEN

    Continuation of use as Waste Transfer Station without compliance with condition 16 (Tonnage Restrictions) attached to planning permission ESS/04/05/TEN to allow increase in tonnages from 50,000 tonnes pa to 75,000 tonnes per annum in order to comply with changes in the Waste Management Legislations Exemption Criteria

    Yard A,Morses Lane Industrial Estate,Brightlingsea,CO7 0SD

    Received 14 Dec 2010
  7. Decision MadeCC/BAS/11/96

    Construction of new car park

    Bluehouse Junior & Infant School, Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon

    Received Not published
  8. Decision MadeESS/36/02/COL

    Relocation and replacement of an existing concrete batching plant

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

    Received 25 Jun 2002
  9. Decision MadeCC/COL/59/11/5/1

    Wheel Washing Facilities

    St Peters Cof E Primary School,Carters Hill,Boxted, Colchester,CO4 5YN

    Received 10 Feb 2012
  10. Decision MadeCC/BRW/95/06

    Construction of an 8 class, 2 storey teaching block adjoining the existing sports hall

    Anglo European High School,Willow Green,Ingatestone,CM4 0DJ

    Received 23 Jun 2006
  11. Decision MadeCC/EPF/65/99

    Provision of a single classbase with toilet

    Limes Farm County Junior and Infant Schools,Limes Avenue,Chigwell,IG7 5LP

    Received 22 Oct 1999
  12. Decision MadeCC/COL/172/02

    Proposed variation of Condition 1 (time limit) attached to approved application CC/COL/59/02 to allow the erection and retention of an additional bay of relocatable accommodation (lobby, store, toilets) until 31 October 2007

    Great Tey CofE Primary School,Chrismund Way,Great Tey,Colchester,CO6 1AZ

    Received 29 Oct 2002
  13. Decision MadeCC/BTE/53/07

    Single storey classroom extension with ancillary accommodation and landscaped play garden

    Stanley Drapkin County Primary School,Bower Hall Drive,Steeple Bumpstead,Haverhill,CB9 7ED

    Received 18 Apr 2007
  14. Decision MadeCC/UTT/57/16

    The development of the site to provide a new 1FE primary school with associated car, cycle and scooter parking, hard play areas, means of enclosure, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

    Former St Marys Primary School, St Johns Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8JP

    Received 13 Dec 2016
  15. Decision MadeESS/145/20/BTE/NMA1

    Non-material amendment to permission ref: ESS/145/20/BTE (Construction and operation of a waste recycling facility comprising a standalone recycling building, static recycling plant, storage bays and associated plant and equipment, office and welfare building, weighbridge, parking, fencing, lighting, landscaping, overnight HGV parking and new vehicular access) to allow alteration in design of office and welfare building.

    Haverhill Recycling Facility, Plot 7, Phoenix Road, Haverhill, Haverhill Business Park, CB9 7AE

    Received 30 Jul 2021
  16. Decision MadeESS/21/15/COL

    Continuation of operation of asphalt plant permitted under Planning Inspectorate Ref No: T/APP/L1500/A/250991/P7 (ECC Ref No: ESX/35/93/COL) without compliance with condition 1 (hours of operation) to allow production to take place between 0700hrs and 0000hrs Monday to Friday during July 2015.

    Bellhouse Quarry and Landfill Site, Warren Lane, Stanway

    Received 14 Apr 2015
  17. Decision MadeCC/EPF/08/17/13/5

    Details pursuant to Condition 13 – Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) for planning application ref: CC/EPF/08/17 (Junction 7a M11)

    Gilden Way and Sheering Road public highways and land between Sheering Road and M11 Motorway

    Received 25 Jun 2021
  18. Application WithdrawnESS/113/23/COL/13/1

    Details pursuant to Conditions 7 and 8 (Arboriculture); 10 (CEMP); 11 (Wildlife Lighting); 12 (BNG Plan); 13 (LEMP); 14 (Archaeology); 24 and 27 (Noise); 30 (Dust); 54 (Restoration); 56 (Landscaping); 57 (Agricultural Aftercare) and 58 (Amenity Aftercare) of planning permission ESS/113/23/COL that was for a western extension to Colchester Quarry at Land at Bellhouse Farm South

    Land at Bellhouse Farm South

    Received 30 Jan 2025
  19. Decision MadeCC/CHL/27/15/3/1

    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 16 Jul 2015
  20. Decision MadeCC/COL/26/07

    The erection of a single storey extension to the existing primary school buildings to provide a Children's Centre housing outreach services, a "drop in" information area, health consultation and training facilities with the formation of a new adjacent car parking bay for disabled use

    Birch CofE Primary School,School Hill,Birch,Colchester,CO2 0LZ

    Received 21 Feb 2007
  21. Application WithdrawnESS/37/96/ROC

    Extraction Brickearth etc

    Land at Westbarrow Hall Farm,Pelhams Farm,Cherry Orchard Lane,Rochford

    Received 20 Jun 1996
  22. Decision MadeCC/BTE/100/03

    Proposed new multi use hall with ancillary accommodation & internal remodelling of existing school to provide internal access to new hall

    Belchamp St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School,Vicarage Road,,Belchamp St Paul,Sudbury,CO10 7BP

    Received 31 Jul 2003
  23. Decision MadeESS/07/13/BRW

    The use of the site as a material storage, recycling and distribution facility (second submission with revised access)

    Codham Hall Farm, Codham Hall Lane, Great Warley, Brentwood, Essex

    Received 1 Mar 2013
  24. Decision MadeESS/09/18/COL

    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

    Received 9 Apr 2018

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