Planning application
Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 25/01395/CC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01395/CC
- Type
- Consultation with County Planning
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Pitsea South East
- 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.
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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"
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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23/00233/ESS Granted
Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Basildon
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24 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Basildon took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Basildon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Basildon's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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92% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct
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"
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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
Granted Other 4 docs -
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.
Granted Other 5 docs -
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.
Granted Other 3 docs -
Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH
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.
Granted Other 3 docs
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