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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
8,274Searchable applications
18Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 7,040 approved or refused records
214Refused applications

6,826 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 1938 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeCC/UTT/15/10

    Remodelling and extension of the existing lower dining hall, cafeteria, office and stores to provide a larger lower dining hall, servery, store and staffroom

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

    Received 1 Feb 2010
  2. Decision MadeCC/UTT/48/00

    Alter & extend existing school buildings to provide new changing facilities, WCs, kitchen, sportshall/dining hall and storage. To move one existing relocatable from the eastern flank of the school to the south of the school building

    Henham & Ugley County Primary School,School Lane,Henham,Bishop's Stortford,CM22 6BP

    Received 17 Jul 2000
  3. Decision MadeCC/CHL/31/12

    Replacement of the existing perimeter fencing, with 2.1m high galvanised palisade fencing

    Springfield Highways Depot, Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex

    Received 21 Aug 2012
  4. Decision MadeCC/COL/45/09

    Extension of five classrooms

    Queen Boudica Primary School,Queen Boudica Primary School,Cowper Crescent,Colchester,CO4 5XT

    Received 2 Jun 2009
  5. Decision MadeESS/31/13/CHL/20/1

    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
  6. Decision MadeESS/14/02/ROC

    Variation of Condition 3 (hours of operation) of permission ROC/634/90 for the operation of the landfil site between 0930 and 1230 hours on Monday 3 June 2002

    Barling Marsh Quarry and Landfill Site,Mucking Hall Road,Barling Magna,Rochford,SS3 0NR

    Received 15 Mar 2002
  7. Decision MadeESS/09/24/COL

    Continuation of waste handling without compliance with Conditions (11) (i) (HGV Movements) and 16 (Waste Throughput) of Planning permission ESS/09/18/COL that was for the Erection of Clean Materials Recycling Facility to now allow for 250 HGV movements (125 in and 125 out) Monday to Fridays and 100 HGV Movements (50 in and 50 out) Saturday; together with 4 further HGV movements each between 06:00 -07:00 hrs and 07.00 – 07:30 hrs and increasing the waste throughput from 50,000 to 150,000 tonnes per annum. Land at Greenacres, Packards Lane, Wormingford

    Greenacres, Warehouse, Packards Lane, Wormingford, Essex, CO6 3AH

    Received 15 Feb 2024
  8. Decision MadeCC/CHL/30/07

    Single storey extension to the south west corner of the Infants School adjacent to the staff room

    Baddow Hall Infant School,Baddow Hall County Junior & Infants School,New Rd,Great Baddow,Chelmsford,CM2 7QZ

    Received 1 Mar 2007
  9. Decision MadeCC/TEN78/04

    Two storey extension over existing covered courtyard 2 classesbases extension to staff room. 3 additional car parking spaces. Covered link between classroom blocks together with various ramps to provide disabled access & internal adaptations

    Chase Lane Primary School,Chase Lane,Dovercourt,Harwich,CO12 4NB

    Received 6 Jul 2004
  10. Decision MadeCC/UTT/04/17/3/2

    Details pursuant to Condition 3 – Landscape Plan – CC/UTT/04/17 (Construction of a detached two storey school building, including 9 new classrooms and ancillary facilities at the existing Joyce Frankland Academy, on land to the north of Bury Water Lane. 1FE Expansion at Joyce Frankland Academy, Essex, Newport, CB11 3TR)

    The Joyce Frankland Academy, Cambridge Road, NEWPORT, CB11 3TR

    Received 29 Jan 2018
  11. Decision MadeESS/28/18/ROC/2/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 2 – Temporary site layout and protocol for the management and storage of waste for planning application ref: ESS/28/18/ROC (Extension to the existing Materials Recovery Facility)

    James Waste Management, Purdeys Industrial Estate, Brickfields Way, Rochford, SS4 1NB

    Received 10 Jan 2020
  12. Decision MadeESS/16/14/MAL/9/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 9 (Waste Data) of Planning permission ESS/16/14/MAL “Extension of time to existing quarry for an additional 15 years to 31st December 2029 and amendments to existing operation to allow for the importation of inert waste material for restoration”.

    Asheldham Quarry, Southminster Road, Asheldham, Essex, CM0 7DZ

    Received 6 Mar 2023
  13. Decision MadeESS/14/16/MAL/7/5

    Details pursuant to Condition 7 (Transport Monitoring Programme) of Planning permission ESS/14/16/MAL (REVISED) that was for: The importation of packaged intermediate level waste from Magnox sites Sizewell "A" and Dungeness "A" to Bradwell site and the interim storage within the existing interim storage facility.

    Magnox Electric Plc, Bradwell Power Station, Bradwell-on-sea, Southminster, CM0 7HP

    Received 12 Mar 2019
  14. Decision MadeCC/MAL/138/01

    Construction of new single storey classbase & erosurce room extension & single storey extension to assembly hall. Removal of relocatable classroom

    Purleigh County Primary School,Pump Lane,Purleigh,Chelmsford,CM3 6PJ

    Received 3 Sept 2001
  15. Decision MadeCC/BTE/104/09

    First floor extension to create two ICT classrooms as part of the maths and computer suite

    Hedingham School,Yeldham Road,Sible Hedingham,Halstead,CO9 3QH

    Received 22 Dec 2009
  16. Decision MadeCC/BRW/58/12/5/1

    Erection and use of one office building, one welfare building, associated works and vehicle parking facilities on existing tarmac area.

    Childerditch Highways Depot, Hall Drive, Childerditch Industrial Park, Childerditch, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3HD

    Received 13 Jun 2013
  17. Decision MadeESS/56/13/CHL/1

    Continuation of the existing inert recycling facility which includes screening and crushing and a washing plant and a lorry parking area for the distribution of aggregates products as permitted by planning permission ESS/25/08/CHL, without compliance with condition 5 (hours of operation - 0700 to 1800 Mon – Fri and 0700-1300 Saturdays) to allow the delivery only of waste materials to the facility between the hours of 1800 and 0300 Monday to Sunday.

    Hanson Aggregates, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR

    Received 27 Feb 2014
  18. Decision MadeESS/45/18/COL/4/1

    Details pursuant to Conditions 4 (Archaeological soil stripping); 5 (CEMP); 9 (Arboriculture) and 14 (Scheme of Working) of Planning permission ESS/45/18/COL that was for the Continuation of use of land for mineral extraction and ancillary use without compliance with Conditions 1 (Approved Details) and 3 (Duration) of planning permission ESX/27/92/COL originally granted for "Winning and working of sand and gravel, erection of a concrete batching plant and associated facilities, construction of a new site entrance and restoration to agriculture and amenity” to enable a revised working and restoration scheme together with an extended time period to achieve site restoration. Land at Birch Pit, Maldon Road, Birch

    Birch Pit, Roundbush Corner, Maldon Road, Colchester, Layer Marney, CO5 9XE

    Received 19 Aug 2022
  19. Decision MadeESS/38/00/TEN

    To import 2,200 cubic metres of clean inert soils to reclaim 0.1 hectare of land for agricultural cultivation. The imported soils would be stored on site and if necessary would be screened through a mobile screener

    Lambs Farm,Lambs Farm,St Osyth,Clacton-on-Sea

    Received 28 Jul 2000
  20. Decision MadeESS/39/23/BTE/LA3

    Details pursuant to Clause 3.12.1 (Timescale for completion of refurbishment of Woodhouse Farm Complex) of Legal Agreement (dated 30 October 2009 as amended) associated with ECC Planning Ref. ESS/37/08/BTE. ESS/37/08/BTE was the permission for the Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility, subsequently varied such that the extant permission as of August 2025 is Ref. ESS/39/23/BTE

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

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  21. Decision MadeCC/BAS/58/09

    Continued use of classbase without complying with time limit condition (CC/BAS/113/06)

    Lincewood Primary School,Berry Lane,Langdon Hills,Basildon,SS166AZ

    Received 8 Jul 2009
  22. Decision MadeESS/46/08/UTT/6/1

    Continuation of mineral extraction and development of waste recycling and composting facility, including demolition of existing mineral processing plant, construction of waste reception and sorting building enclosing sorting of domestic and commercial and industrial waste to recover recyclables, construction of in-vessel composting units for composting of sorted waste, reprofiling of levels of restored landfill site utilising on site materials, with restoration to parkland,

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

    Received 12 Oct 2012
  23. Decision MadeESS/12/95/COL

    Vary#1,Working Hours of ESX/66/92/COL.

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

    Received 27 Feb 1995
  24. Decision MadeESS/31/97/ROC

    Waste Tr. Stn, Recycling, Office Block, etc

    Unit 1, Cottis Yard,Purdeys Industrial Estate,Purdeys Way,Rochford

    Received 29 Apr 1997

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