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Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

Granted Basildon 23/00233/ESS Essex County Council application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

ESS/123/22/BAS - Continuation of development permitted by ESS/61/17/BAS without compliance with condition 2 and 3 (timescale's for cessation of use and completion of restoration) to allow retention of buildings, including substation/transformer room, storeroom, mess room for compost operators, support facility for leachate treatment and 4 storage tanks. ESS/61/17/BAS was a variation of ESS/21/11/BAS which was for "The retention of the substation/transformer room, centrifuge building, control room and laboratory and 4 storage tanks. The change of use of the centrifuge building to a storeroom, change of use of the control room to a mess room for the compost operators and the change of use of the laboratory as a support facility for the nearby leachate treatment plant.

As published by the council, reference 23/00233/ESS

Application record

Reference
23/00233/ESS
Type
Essex County Council application
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
No Objection
Received
26 Jan 2023
Validated
26 Jan 2023
Decided
23 Mar 2023
Ward
Pitsea South East
Decision by
Chief Planner Decisions
Postcode
SS16 4UH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Basildon register

This site has had 7 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00977/CC Awaiting decision

    Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    ESS/57/24/BAS/13/01 - Details pursuant to condition 13 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) off ESS/57/24/BAS. ESS/57/24/BAS was for "The retention of the open windrow green waste composting facility and shredding of oversized green waste and lateral extension of the site to facilitate the introduction of waste wood shredding operations and the retention of existing associated buildings and infrastructure"

    Submitted 3 Sep 2026
  • 25/01395/CC Awaiting decision

    Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    ESS/57/24/BAS/APP: Retention of the open windrow green waste composting facility and shredding of oversized green waste and lateral extension of the site to facilitate the introduction of waste wood shredding operations and the retention of existing associated buildings and infrastructure.

    Submitted 23 Sep 2025 Outline
  • 24/01458/CC Decided

    Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    ESS/57/24/BAS/SO - EIA Screening Opinion: Retention of the open windrow green waste composting facility and shredding of oversized green waste and lateral extension of the site to facilitate the introduction of waste wood shredding operations and the retention of existing associated buildings and infrastructure.

    Decided 19 Dec 2024 Outline
  • 23/00232/ESS Granted

    Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    ESS/05/23/BAS - Continuation of development permitted by ESS/62/17/BAS without compliance with condition 2 (timescales for cessation of use and completion of restoration). ESS/62/17/BAS was a variation of ESS/19/12/BAS which was for "Use of 1.3ha land within the existing site to store compost oversize product and to enable provision and operation of machinery for the further treatment and recycling of the oversize product

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Other
  • 23/00230/ESS Granted

    Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    ESS/07/23/BAS - Continuation of development permitted by ESS/60/17/BAS without compliance with condition 1 (Timescale's for cessation of use and completion of restoration) to allow retention of the composting facility. Planning permission ESS/60/17/BAS was a variation of an earlier permission the original permission being ESS/67/96/BAS which was for "Waste composting facility, including storage and reception buildings, composting tunnels, biofilter, air treatment room and office, laboratory.

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Other
  • 23/00231/ESS Granted

    Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    ESS/06/23/BAS - Continuation of development permitted by ESS/59/17/BAS without compliance with condition 2 (development restriction) and condition 3 (timescales for cessation of use and completion of restoration). ESS/59/17/BAS was a variation of ESS/50/08/BAS which was for "Change of use of land to enable provision and operation of machinery for the pre-treatment of inert waste to create restoration soils.

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2023

    Received by Basildon

  2. 23 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Basildon granted permission on 23 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    23/00232/ESS Submitted 26 Jan 2023 0m away

    ESS/05/23/BAS - Continuation of development permitted by ESS/62/17/BAS without compliance with condition 2 (timescales for cessation of use and completion of restoration). ESS/62/17/BAS was a variation of ESS/19/12/BAS which was for "Use of 1.3ha land within the existing site to store compost oversize product and to enable provision and operation of machinery for the further treatment and recycling of the oversize product

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  • Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    23/00230/ESS Submitted 26 Jan 2023 0m away

    ESS/07/23/BAS - Continuation of development permitted by ESS/60/17/BAS without compliance with condition 1 (Timescale's for cessation of use and completion of restoration) to allow retention of the composting facility. Planning permission ESS/60/17/BAS was a variation of an earlier permission the original permission being ESS/67/96/BAS which was for "Waste composting facility, including storage and reception buildings, composting tunnels, biofilter, air treatment room and office, laboratory.

    Granted Other 5 docs
  • Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    23/00231/ESS Submitted 26 Jan 2023 0m away

    ESS/06/23/BAS - Continuation of development permitted by ESS/59/17/BAS without compliance with condition 2 (development restriction) and condition 3 (timescales for cessation of use and completion of restoration). ESS/59/17/BAS was a variation of ESS/50/08/BAS which was for "Change of use of land to enable provision and operation of machinery for the pre-treatment of inert waste to create restoration soils.

    Granted Other 3 docs
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    Awaiting decision Outline Extension

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