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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6,830 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn.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: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Archers Fields,Burnt Mills,Basildon,SS15 6DX
Received 1 Oct 2002West of Stansgate Road, North of Steeple,Grange Farm,Stansgate Road,Steeple,Maldon,CM0 9NU
Received 22 Jan 1996Asheldham Quarry, Southminster Road, Asheldham, Essex, CM0 7DZ
Received 12 Feb 2020Westlands Community Primary School,Beeches Close,Chelmsford,CM1 2SB
Received 26 Sept 2003Elmstead Hall, Elmstead, Colchester, Essex. CO7 7EX
Received 24 Jul 2017Laindon Park C P S,Church Hill,Laindon,Basildon,SS155SE
Received 10 Oct 2005Land to the east of Brickfields Way, Brickfields Way, Rochford, SS4 1NB
Received 24 Mar 2015Woodlands School,Takeley End,Kingswood,Basildon,SS165BA
Received 13 Aug 2003Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RU
Received 21 Feb 2020Boreham Proving Ground,Bulls Lodge Quarry,Generals Lane,Boreham,Chelmsford,CM3 3HR
Received 24 Apr 2014Macker Metals, Wrexham Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 6PX
Received 10 Jan 2023Land at Rayne Quarry, Dunmow Road, Braintree, Essex, Rayne
Received 30 Jun 2020Noak Bridge Primary School,Coppice Lane,Basildon,SS154JS
Received 8 Oct 2001Ardleigh Highways Depot, Glebe Corner, Harwich Road, Ardleigh, Essex
Received 7 Mar 2014Land at Wallasea Island, Rochford, SS4 2HD
Received 7 May 2015Ashlyns Farm, Epping Road, North Weald, Epping, CM16 6RZ
Received 30 Jun 2023Sandiacres Travellers Site,Long Green,Cressing,Braintree
Received 25 Feb 2009Green Recycling Ltd, Quayside Industrial Park, Bates Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5FA
Received 2 Apr 2020Land to the North of Hovefields Court, Hovefields Avenue, Basildon, Essex, SS13 1EB
Received 29 Apr 2016Lufkins Farm, Great Bentley Road, Frating, CO7 7HN
Received 8 Apr 2024Danbury County Youth Camp,Well Lane,Danbury,Chelmsford,CM3 4AB
Received 25 Oct 2011Shangri-la Caravan Park,Colchester Road,St Osyth,Clacton-on-Sea
Received 22 Jul 2003Land off St Luke's Way, Runwell, Wickford
Received 12 Jul 2021Grange Road,Tiptree,Colchester,CO5 0QQ
Received 20 Aug 1997Records 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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