Essex County Council
Planning applications.

1. Decision MadeESS/97/21/TEN

   Continuation of Construction of an irrigation reservoir without compliance with Condition 2 (Duration) 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 extend site operations including restoration until 6th November 2025 on land at Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester.

   Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester

   Received 5 Nov 2021
2. Decision MadeCC/HLW/115/02

   Proposed variation of condition 2 (time limit) attached to approved application CC/HLW/38/00 to allow the retention of one double relocatable classbase until 31 July 2006

   Church Langley Primary School,Church Langley Way,Church Langley,Harlow,CM17 9TH

   Received 18 Jul 2002
3. Decision MadeESS/50/07/BAS

   Additional generator for Pitsea landfill gas generation plant

   Pitsea Landfill Site,Pitsea Landfill site,Pitsea Hall Lane,Pitsea,Basildon, SS16 4UH

   Received 8 Oct 2007
4. Decision MadeESS/17/18/TEN/18/1

   Details pursuant to Condition 18 – Arboricultural Method Statement – ESS/17/18/TEN: Extraction of 3.8 million tonnes of sand and gravel as an easterly extension to the existing Wivenhoe Quarry, erection of sand and gravel processing plant and ancillary facilities, new vehicular access onto the B1027 Brightlingsea Road, and restoration to agriculture and low-level water-based nature conservation habitats, lowland meadow, woodland planting and hedgerow enhancement using approximately 1.2 million cubic metres of imported inert waste material.

   Land to the south of Colchester Main Road, Alresford, Nr Colchester, C07 8DB

   Received 1 Mar 2022
5. Decision MadeESS/54/08/ROC/4/1

   External Lighting

   Land at Wallasea Island, Essex

   Received 10 Feb 2012
6. Decision MadeCC/ROC/20/21

   The demolition of an existing outbuilding. The construction of a single storey building to provide 1no. classroom, specialist area for food prep/science/tech, SEN therapy room, enlarged staff room, group room and ancillary accommodation to allow the school to expand to a 1FE Primary School (210 pupils). The construction of a small kitchen extension. The relocation of existing access gates. The provision of 7no. additional car parking spaces and cycle and scooter provision.

   Barling Magna Primary School, Little Wakering Road, Barling Magna SS3 0LN

   Received 19 Feb 2021
7. Decision MadeCC/UTT/90/20/11/2

   Details pursuant to Condition 11 – Construction Management Plan for planning application ref: CC/UTT/90/20 (All-through school; sports hall; formal and informal hard and soft play areas/pitches; new vehicular and pedestrian accesses; vehicle drop-off and parking areas; landscaping and other associated infrastructure and works)

   Land to the east of Buttleys Lane, Stortford Road, Great Dunmow, CM6 1SH

   Received 28 Jan 2025
8. Decision MadeCC/HLW/170/01

   Variation of condition 1 (time limit) of permission CC/HLW/11/96 to read "This consent shall expire on 30 November 2005"

   The Downs Primary School,Harlow College,Velizy Avenue,Harlow,CM20 3LH

   Received 21 Nov 2001
9. Decision MadeESS/20/08/ROC

   Continuation of use as a waste transfer station without compliance with Condition 1 (application details) attached to planning permission ESS/53/06/ROC to allow the rearrangement of permitted structures within the site, relocation of soil screen, increase in height of east boundary fence to 6m and amendment to drainage details and the retrospective rearrangement of the internal layout

   Eco Logic Yard, Welton Way,Purdeys Industrial Estate,Purdeys Way,Rochford

   Received 6 May 2008
10. Decision MadeESS/39/23/BTE/LA5

    Details pursuant to 6 month review of Traffic Routing Management Scheme (ESS/39/23/BTE/LA1) associated with ESS/39/23/BTE the extant permission for the Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility as at December 2025.

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

    Received 15 Dec 2025
11. Decision MadeESS/20/18/UTT/69/4

    Details pursuant to condition 69 (Early morning HGV movement records August 2019) of ESS/20/18/UTT. ESS/20/18/UTT was for “Continuation of the winning and working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete plant, workshop and ancillary buildings, and the importation and treatment of inert material to produce secondary aggregate and reclamation material for progressive restoration to landscaped farmland originally permitted by planning permission ref. ESS/52/13/UTT without compliance with Condition 4 (Hours of operation) to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel off site between the hours 0600 and 0700 Monday to Saturday.”

    Highwood Quarry, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1SL

    Received 6 Sept 2019
12. Decision MadeESS/47/10/ROC/12/1

    No soil movements shall take place until a scheme of machine movements for the stripping and replacement of soils have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Waste Planning Authority. The scheme shall define the type of machinery to be used and all the machine movements shall be restricted to those approved. Where original subsoils are not to be retained, the substitute subsoil material shall be identified and quantified.

    Cory Environmental, Mucking Hall Road, Barling Magna, Southend-on-sea, SS3 0NR

    Received 11 May 2012
13. Decision MadeESS/31/13/CHL/26/1

    Continuation of use as a waste transfer station without compliance with condition 2 (Compliance with Submitted Details), 16 (Landscape Scheme), 21 (Access Provisions) and 29 (Office and Substation Building Design) attached to planning permission reference ESS/65/12/CHL to allow the removal of the north-west staff and visitor access; removal of the substation; reorganisation of the parking area; repositioning of the vehicular and pedestrian access gates and weighbridge kiosk, and repositioning and altered design of the staff office building.

    Land to the west of Winsford Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5AA

    Received 23 Sept 2013
14. Decision MadeCC/CPT/67/09

    Formation of an 865m2 playground extension to the existing playground. The development will replace hard play surface lost by a previous classbase extension and provide year round access to existing play equipment. The new playground will be a mixture of hard and soft surfaces around the play equipment

    Jotmans Hall County Primary School,High Road,Benfleet,SS7 5RG

    Received 14 Aug 2009
15. Decision MadeESS/70/12/MAL

    The continuation of the development at the site without compliance with Condition 1 (Time period for implementation of development) attached to planning permission ESS/27/02/MAL to allow an additional period of 10 years for the Implementation of the development.

    Royal Oak Quarry, Woodham Walter, Danbury, Essex, CM9 6TJ

    Received 16 Nov 2012
16. Decision MadeESS/33/95/UTT

    Continue Extraction Time for restoration

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

    Received 15 Jun 1995
17. Decision MadeESS/23/14/COL

    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 15 May 2014
18. Decision MadeCC/BAS/21/16

    "The Continued Use of A Temporary Classbase Unit Until 31st August 2021 Without Compliance With Condition 2 (time limit) attached to planning permission CC/BAS/06/09".

    Maple Grove Primary School, High Road, PITSEA,, Essex, SS13 3AB

    Received 11 May 2016
19. Decision MadeESS/39/23/BTE/70/01

    Details pursuant to discharge of condition 70 (Noise monitoring of steam blow outs) of planning permission ESS/39/23/BTE. ESS/39/23/BTE is extant planning permission for the Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility

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

    Received 21 Jul 2025
20. Decision MadeESS/55/25/BAS

    Continuation of development permitted by ESS/13/15/BAS without compliance with condition 1 (approved details), condition 4 (permitted waste operations areas) and condition 17 (defined storage areas) to allow amended layout of the site. ESS/13/15/BAS is the extant permission for “Change of use and erection of buildings, hardstandings, roadways, parking and storage areas to enable the use of the site as a waste recycling and materials recovery facility" (part retrospective).

    Land at the South of Terminus Drive, Pitsea Hall Lane, Pitsea, SS16 4UH

    Received 24 Jun 2025
21. Decision MadeESS/31/16/CHL

    Continuation of the winning and working of mineral and subsequent restoration of the site without compliance with Condition 1 (Commencement and Duration) and Condition 8 (Vehicle Movements) of planning permission ESS/01/14/CHL (Continuation of the winning and working of mineral and subsequent restoration of the site etc.) to allow an extended time period for cessation of mineral extraction to 31 July 2019, removal of processing plant by 31 December 2021, restoration of processing plant and stockpile area by 31 March 2022 and to allow the total number of HGV movements to increase from 72 movements per day Monday to Friday and 36 movements per day on Saturday to 108 movements per day Monday to Friday and 27 movements per day on Saturday.

    Land at St Cleres Hall Pit, Main Road, Danbury, CM3 4AS

    Received 1 Aug 2016
22. Decision MadeESS/113/22/BAS/31/2

    Details pursuant to Condition 31 (Colour Cladding) of planning permission ESS/113/22/BAS that was for Redevelopment and consolidation of an existing Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) at Archers Fields, Pitsea, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1DH

    Land At Archers Fields Pitsea Basildon Essex SS13 1DH

    Received 14 Aug 2026
23. Decision MadeCC/COL/60/11

    The continued use of a temporary classbase (number 2099) for a temporary period until 31 August 2016 without compliance with condition 2 (time limit) attached to planning permission CC/COL/135/08.

    Friars Grove Infant School,Upland Drive,Colchester,CO4 0PZ

    Received 30 Aug 2011
24. Decision MadeCC/COL/124/98

    Continued use of 1 No RL4T, 1 No D4T and 1 No. RL6 Relocatable Classroom Units

    Stanway Primary School,Villa Road,Stanway,Colchester,CO3 0RH

    Received 27 Oct 1998

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