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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · County council
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Essex County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,830 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Dec 1938 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Css South Quadrant, Fairview Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1PW
Received 22 Sept 2022Richard De Clare Primary School,Parsonage Street,Halstead,CO9 2JT
Received 22 Dec 2005Clacton County High School, Walton Road, Clacton On Sea, CO15 6DZ
Received 16 Mar 2021Felsted County Primary School, Braintree Road, Felsted, CM6 3EB
Received 4 Dec 2018Home Farm, Hall Road, Gaunt End, Elsenham, Bishops Stortford. CM226DR
Received 24 Jan 1994Royal Oak Quarry,Chelmsford Rd,Danbury,Chelmsford,CM9 6TJ
Received 24 Jan 2013Highways Depot,Rushes Lane,Southminster Road,Asheldham,Maldon,CM0 7DZ
Received 27 Feb 2002Brightside County Junior And Infant School, Brightside, Billericay, Essex. CM12 0LE
Received 11 May 2018Pond Hall,Bradfield Road,Wix,Manningtree
Received 21 Oct 2003Land North of Apprentice Drive, New Braiswick Park, Colchester, Essex
Received 13 Feb 2015Boreham Proving Ground, Bulls Lodge Quarry, Generals Lane, Boreham, Chelmsford, CM3 3HR
Received 10 Jan 2019Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex. CO7 7EX
Received 24 Jul 2017Crumps Farm, Stortford Road, Little Canfield, Essex, CM6 1SR
Received 4 Mar 2024Barling Magna Primary School,Little Wakering Road,Barling Magna,Rochford,SS3 OLN
Received 9 Oct 2003Holy Cross Rc Primary School, Tracyes Road, Harlow, CM186JJ
Received 10 Mar 2014Pear Tree Mead Primary School, Trotters Road, Harlow, CM18 7BY
Received 2 Aug 2016Tile Kiln Farm, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 1UP
Received 31 Mar 2026Sandon Quarry,Southend Road,Chelmsford,CM2 7TE
Received Not publishedA127/A130 Fairglen Interchange
Received 11 Jun 2020Cordons Farm, Long Green, Cressing, Braintree, CM778DL
Received 13 Nov 2013CSS South Quadrant, Fairview Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1PW
Received 13 Jun 2022Broomfield Primary School,School Lane,Broomfield,Chelmsford,CM1 7DN
Received 16 Jan 2001The Fitzwimarc School,72 Hockley Road,Rayleigh
Received 15 Nov 200610-11 Herons Court,Cranes Farm Road,Basildon
Received 6 Sept 2005Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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