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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.

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8,274Searchable applications
15Recorded as pending
97%Approval rate · 7,044 approved or refused records
214Refused applications

6,830 approved · 214 refused · 438 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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  1. Decision MadeESS/41/09/BTE/SO

    Screening opinion: Anaerobic digestion plant

    Land north of Bluebridge Industrial Estate,Halstead,CM9 2SZ

    Received Not published
  2. Decision MadeCC/BTE/53/00

    Vary Conditions 1,3,4,5,6,& 8 of CC/BTE/02/96 & CC/UTT/02/96. Extend date of start until 2 Oct 2005 & for submission of landscaping reserved matters.

    Stansted to Braintree A120,Braintree

    Received 4 Aug 2000
  3. Decision MadeCC/CHL/179/02

    Extension / Infill of the existing quad area to provide a new resource room and teaching area

    Lawford Mead Infants School & Nursery,Trent Road,Chelmsford

    Received 8 Nov 2002
  4. Decision MadeESS/09/20/EPF/18/1

    Odour monitoring pursuant to condition 18 of planning permission ref: ESS/09/20/EPF (Continued operation of composting facility without compliance with condition 4 (waste catchment area) attached to planning application ESS/29/18/EPF to allow waste to be imported from beyond the existing defined catchment area)

    Ashlyns Farm, Epping Road, North Weald, Epping, CM16 6RZ

    Received 16 Dec 2022
  5. Decision MadeESS/03/19/MAL

    Continuation of use of a washing plant for processing of indigenous sand and gravel obtained from the construction of an agricultural reservoir (permitted under planning permission refs ESS/06/18/MAL and ESS/07/18/MAL) without compliance with Conditions 3 (cessation and restoration by 20th May 2019), 4 (removal of plant and machinery by 20th May 2019 and 10 (noise monitoring at 3-monthly intervals) attached to planning permission ref ESS/51/17/MAL, to allow additional time for completion and restoration of the development by 20th May 2020 and to reduce noise monitoring frequency to 6-monthly intervals.

    Cobbs Farm, Maldon Road, Goldhanger, CM9 8BQ

    Received 16 Jan 2019
  6. Decision MadeCC/COL/36/18/7/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 7 – Construction method statement for planning application ref: CC/COL/36/18 (Modular classroom building and car park extension)

    Monkwick Junior School, School Road, Colchester, CO2 8NN

    Received 8 Mar 2019
  7. Decision MadeCC/CHL/01/98

    Provision of new relocatable classroom together with ancillary external works, including provision of additional car parking space.

    Barnes Farm Infant & Junior Schools,Henniker Gate,Chelmer Village,Chelmsford,CM2 6QH

    Received 30 Jan 1998
  8. Decision MadeCC/CHL/50/14/NMA2

    Omission of window over doors to small hall to Infant School extension; new door within existing window opening to Infant School; New signage and lighting over to Junior School elevation; Raised brickwork to full height screens to Junior School; Omitted steps/ramp to Junior School Hall doors in lieu of graded hard standing to provide fire exit and vertical timber clad balustrade to ramp in front of Trespa clad curved façade to Junior School.

    Moulsham Infant and Junior Schools, Princes Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9DG

    Received 12 Oct 2015
  9. Decision MadeCC/COL/42/25

    The retention of a classbase for a temporary period without compliance with Condition 2 (time limit) attached to planning permission CC/COL/43/20

    Myland County Primary School, Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LD

    Received 15 May 2025
  10. Decision MadeCC/UTT/157/05

    Construction of 1 external lift to provide disabled access

    Newport Free Grammar School,Burywater Lane,Saffron Walden,CB11 3TR

    Received 29 Nov 2005
  11. Decision MadeCC/CHL/90/21/NMA1

    Details pursuant to Non Material Amendment 1 - Increased height of heating plant and louvred screening by 1.0m (Installation of new heating plant on roof of Essex Records Office) CC/CHL/90/21

    Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6YT

    Received 6 Jun 2022
  12. Decision MadeCC/EPF/08/17/4/2

    Details pursuant to Condition 4 – Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation for planning application ref: CC/EPF/08/17 (Junction 7a M11)

    Gilden Way and Sheering Road public highways and land between Sheering Road and M11 Motorway

    Received 13 May 2020
  13. Decision MadeCC/BTE/54/16/4/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 4 – Notification of Bat Licence – CC/BTE/54/16 (The change of use of Evegate and 3 Thistley Green Road from Use Class C3 (Dwelling houses) to Use Class C2 (Residential Institutions) to provide 8no 1 bedroom flats for adults with learning difficulties. The construction of single storey extensions to both Evegate and 3 Thistley Green Road to provide communal areas. The conversion of the garage to 3 Thistley Green Road to provide ancillary staff offices. The demolition of the existing coach house to Evegate and replacement new build to provide 2no 1 bedroom bungalows for adults with learning difficulties. New access drive (with closure of existing drive to Evegate) and parking to serve development. New boundary fences).

    Evegate, 1 Thistley Green Road, Braintree, CM7 9SE

    Received 21 Nov 2017
  14. Decision MadeESS/34/24/TEN/9/2

    Details pursuant to Condition 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement) of planning permission ESS/34/24/TEN that was for the Ardleigh landfill gas recovery scheme land at Martells Quarry Slough Lane Ardleigh Essex CO7 7RU.

    Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RU

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  15. Decision MadeESS/65/06/UTT/19/1

    No fixed lighting shall be erected or installed until details of the location, height, design, sensors, and luminance have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Mineral Planning Authority. The details shall ensure the lighting is designed to minimise the potential nuisance of light spillage on adjoining properties and highways. The lighting and shall thereafter be erected, installed and operated in accordance with the approved details.

    Preferred Area K, Liitle Easton,Little Easton Airfield,Little Easton,Dunmow,CM6 2BB

    Received 12 Dec 2011
  16. Decision MadeESS/23/14/COL/56/01

    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 Apr 2015
  17. Application WithdrawnESS/39/05/BAS

    Waste transfer station for dry waste reclamation

    Bobs Skips, Yard 6&7,Nevendon Industrial Estate,Harvey Road,Burnt Mills,Basildon,SS131QJ

    Received 27 Sept 2005
  18. Decision MadeESS/63/24/ROC/NMA1

    Non-Material Amendment to the wording of condition 2 of planning permission Ref. ESS/63/24/ROC to allow revised drawings reducing the number and layout of buildings and amending the colour of some buildings. ESS/63/24/ROC was planning permission for "Replacement demilitarisation facility, including demolition of existing machinery and buildings and construction of a new building to house the new demilitarisation facility, along with the construction of associated buildings and supporting infrastructure"

    Avocet, Shoeburyness MOD, Shoeburyness, Bridge Road, SS3 9XD

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  19. Decision MadeESS/17/18/TEN/50/1

    Details pursuant to Condition 50 – Soil Bunds and Maintenance – 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 4 Oct 2022
  20. Decision MadeESS/27/20/TEN/NMA/1

    Land at Martells Quarry (Landfill) – Amendment to Landfill Gas Infrastructure

    Land at Martells Quarry, Slough Lane, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RU

    Received 4 Mar 2026
  21. Decision MadeESS/48/15/TEN

    Continuation of use for the recycling of glass, coated roadstone chippings and scalpings, concrete and brick waste to produce secondary aggregates involving associated plant on land at Wivenhoe Quarry without compliance with condition 2 (operations completion date) attached to planning permission ref: ESS/41/12/COL to allow an extension in time to the life of the permitted recycling operations for an additional 3 years until 31 December 2018

    Wivenhoe Quarry, Alresford Road, Wivenhoe, Essex, CO7 9JU

    Received 12 Oct 2015
  22. Decision MadeESS/17/18/TEN/LA2

    Details pursuant to Schedule 4 (Vehicle Routeing Scheme) of the Legal Agreement associated with 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 (known as Sunnymead, Elmstead and Heath Farms), Alresford, Essex, C07 8DB

    Received 17 Oct 2022
  23. Decision MadeCC/EPF/42/14/6/1

    Erection of a two storey extension to provide three classrooms and ancillary space; cycle/scooter parking; and amendments to the levels of the south-western playground

    Staples Road Primary School, Staples Road, Loughton, IG101HR

    Received 3 Dec 2014
  24. Decision MadeCC/EPF/18/97

    Provision of security railings & gates on the school boundary with Alderton Hill & Spikes added to gates & piers in Brook Road.

    The Roding Valley High School,Alderton Hill,Loughton,IG10 3JA

    Received 9 Dec 1997

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