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Essex County Council
Planning applications.

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
16Recorded 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6,825 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn.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: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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More application records

  1. Decision MadeESS/44/24/BTE/6/01

    Noise monitoring pursuant to Condition 6 of planning application ref: ESS/44/24/BTE (Continued operation of anaerobic digestion plant)

    Halstead AD Plant, Bluebridge Industrial Estate, Sixth Avenue, Halstead, CO9 2FL

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  2. Decision MadeESS/24/15/TEN/11/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 11 (Archaeology) of Planning permission ref no: ESS/24/15/TEN (Construction of an irrigation reservoir involving the excavation, processing and removal of sand, gravel and soils, engineering works and ancillary buildings at Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester).

    Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex. CO7 7EX

    Received 24 Jul 2017
  3. Decision MadeCC/CHL/85/21/10/03

    Details pursuant to partial discharge of condition 10 (Surface water drainage scheme - culvert and headwalls for Section 1A) of CC/CHL/85/21. CC/CHL/85/21 was for “Chelmsford North East Bypass (CNEB): A single carriageway road between Roundabout 4 of the Beaulieu Park Radial Distributor Road (RDR1) and a new roundabout on the A131 at Chatham Green plus dualling of the existing A131 between Chatham Green and Deres Bridge roundabout. With one intermediate roundabout, 3 road overbridges and 1 pedestrian/cycle/horse overbridge. Together with other associated works and landscaping.”

    Land North Of Generals Lane Roundabout, Generals Lane, Boreham. Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3HJ

    Received 6 Mar 2025
  4. Decision MadeCC/BTE/76/00

    Construction of a coach loading and unloading area remote from school main entrance

    Honywood School,Westfield Drive,Coggeshall,Colchester,CO6 1PZ

    Received 19 Sept 2000
  5. Decision MadeCC/MAL/110/08

    Extension of the existing car park to provide a total of 26 staff parking spaces, 2 visitor parking spaces and 1 disabled parking space

    All Saints C of E Primary School (Highlands Campus),Highlands Drive,Maldon,CM9 6HY

    Received 9 Sept 2008
  6. Decision MadeESS/57/02/BTE

    Construction of GRP Kiosk to house electrical equipment for the treatment plant

    Wethersfield WwTW,Braintree

    Received 21 Oct 2002
  7. Decision MadeCC/UTT/04/17/NMA1

    Details pursuant to Non Material Amendment 1– Revised finishing materials and removal of window and door of planning application CC/UTT/04/17

    Joyce Frankland Acadamy, Newport, CB11 3TR

    Received 3 Aug 2017
  8. Decision MadeCC/BAS/44/21

    The removal of an existing temporary classroom and the construction of a permanent teaching block to provide 2no. classrooms and associated ancillary accommodation.

    Eversley County Primary School, Crest Avenue, Pitsea, SS13 2EF

    Received 13 Apr 2021
  9. Decision MadeCC/UTT/21/04

    Demolition of existing Leisure Centre. Construction of new teaching block, playgrounds & repositioning of car park.

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

    Received 16 Jan 2004
  10. Decision MadeESS/105/23/CHL/SO

    EIA SCREENING OPINION: Proposed extraction of sand and gravel and restoration through the importation of inert waste

    Land at Shellow Cross Farm, Chalk End, Essex

    Received 28 Nov 2023
  11. Decision MadeCC/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 11 Sept 2023
  12. Decision MadeESS/08/09/UTT

    Certificate of Lawful Use: Use of land for the importing, depositing, storing, processing, sorting and transferring inert waste and general skip waste; storing processed materials; and parking plant and machinery

    Loppingdales,Gaunts End,Elsenham,Bishop's Stortford,CM22 6DR

    Received 27 Feb 2009
  13. Decision MadeESS/36/00/COL

    Sand & Gravel extraction & backfilling with inert material to restore land to agriculture

    VILLA FARM, INWORTH GRANGE TIPTREE,Grange Road,Tiptree,Colchester,CO5 0QQ

    Received 7 Aug 2000
  14. Decision MadeCC/COL/17/11/7/1

    Construction of up to 1,000 space Park and Ride facility with associated terminus building, landscaping, access road, lighting and associated infrastructure.

    Land to the north A12, Trunk road at Cuckoo Farm (Park & Ride),Cuckoo Farm,Boxted Road,Mile End,Colchester,CO4 5HH

    Received 20 Feb 2015
  15. Decision MadeESS/16/20/UTT/58/01

    Details pursuant to condition 58 (Archaeological Evaluation) of ESS/16/20/UTT. ESS/16/20/UTT is the extant permission for the original development permitted by ESS/65/06/UTT which 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

    Highwoods Quarry, Stortford Road, Dunmow CM6 1SL

    Received 1 Dec 2021
  16. Decision MadeESS/23/07/BTE

    Retrospective application for the extraction of sand and gravel to construct an extended silt pond

    Land adjacent to Cressing Road,Faulkbourne Farm,Witham

    Received 22 May 2007
  17. Decision MadeCC/UTT/20/13

    The continued use of a classbase for a temporary period until 31 August 2016 without compliance with condition 2 (approved application details) attached to planning permission CC/UTT/28/08

    Stebbing Primary School, The Downs, Stebbing, Dunmow, CM6 3RA

    Received 10 May 2013
  18. Decision MadeCC/COL/51/00/LB

    Install 2 cast iron air bricks to front and 2 to rear of property where shown to ventilate timber ground floor

    East Hill House,High Street,Colchester

    Received 29 Jun 2000
  19. Decision MadeCC/EPF/12/11

    The continued use of a relocatable classroom for a temporary period until 31 August 2015 without compliance with Condition 2 (time limit) attached to planning permission CC/EPF/16/06

    Roydon C P School,Harlow Road,Harlow,CM19 5HN

    Received 21 Jan 2011
  20. Decision MadeESS/66/03/BTE

    Construction of Chemical Dosing Plant for the treatment of sewage

    Coggeshall WwTW,off B1024,Coggeshall,Colchester

    Received 3 Nov 2003
  21. Decision MadeCC/CHL/05/05

    Erection of a EuroDome building for storage of Road salt

    Springfield Highways Depot,Colchester Road,Chelmsford,CM2 5PU

    Received 12 Jan 2005
  22. Decision MadeESS/57/04/TEN/15/15

    Noise monitoring pursuant to Condition 15 of planning application ref: ESS/57/04/TEN (Construction of public water storage reservoir)

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

    Received 20 Jul 2023
  23. Decision MadeESS/15/14/MAL/1/1

    Change of Use from Builders Yard to Non-Ferrous Metal Storage and Transfer Facility (Sui Generis)

    The Causeway, Maldon, Essex, CM9 4LJ

    Received 1 Sept 2014
  24. Decision MadeCC/TEN/12/10

    Retention of a classbase for a temporary period until 31 Aug 2012 without compliance with cond 2 (time limit) attached to PP CC/TEN/161/06

    Brightlingsea County Infant & Junior School,Eastern Road,Brightlingsea,CO7 0HU

    Received 28 Jan 2010

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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.

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