Pitsea Landfill Site Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 23/00310/ESS Decided

  Pitsea Landfill Site Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex

  ESS/07/23/BAS/SO - 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 26 May 2023 Other
• 23/00309/ESS Decided

  Pitsea Landfill Site Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex

  ESS/05/23/BAS/SO - 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 26 May 2023 Other
• 23/00308/ESS Decided

  Pitsea Landfill Site Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex

  ESS/06/23/BAS/SO - 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 26 May 2023 Other
• 20/00564/CC Granted

  Pitsea Landfill Site Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex

  Continuation of installation of waste pre-treatment facilities and recontouring of the landfill to facilitate restoration permitted by ESS/35/06/BAS without compliance with condition 4 (completion timescales), to allow waste to be deposited on site until 31 December 2025 and the site restored to nature conservation by 31 December 2027 and without compliance with condition 3 (waste geographical sources) to allow importation of waste from outside Essex and Southend and also without the development of the previously permitted waste pre-treatment facility - ESS/49/14/BAS

  Decided 19 Jun 2020 Outline

1. 23 Sep 2025

   Received by Basildon

2. 24 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Basildon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Basildon decided outline applications in a median of 341 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 26/00794/OUT Granted

  Dunton Grange Lower Dunton Road Dunton Basildon Essex CM13 3SN

  Outline application for the demolition of existing stable building and the construction of 7 no. new dwellings, access improvements from Lower Dunton Road and associated development

  Received 13 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
• 24/01047/OUT Awaiting decision

  Blackthorn Stud Kennel Lane Billericay Essex CM12 9RS

  Outline application with all matters reserved (except access) for the construction of up to 11 dwellings.

  Received 6 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Outline
• 25/00794/OUT Granted

  Great Broomfields Cranfield Park Road Wickford Essex SS12 9EP

  Outline application with all matters reserved (except access) for the demolition and partial demolition of the existing commercial buildings, construction of 26 no. retirement apartments (Use Class C2), and a 70 no. bed care home (Use Class C2); alterations and change of use of the remaining commercial building to a residents tea/day room.

  Received 5 Jun, published by the council 24 Sep 2026 Outline
• 25/00575/OUT Refused

  Magdalen Lodge Potash Road Billericay Essex CM11 1HG

  Outline planning application for up to 49No. residential dwellings (including affordable housing), with all matters reserved except for access. Creation of a new access from Potash Road

  Received 30 Apr, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Outline
• 26/00982/SCREEN Awaiting decision

  Land North Of Nevendon Road Basildon Essex

  EIA Screening Opinion - Proposal for up to 380 residential dwellings, including the potential provision of a healthcare facility, provision of new surface water drainage basins, vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements, public open space, landscaping, pedestrian and cycle links, enhancements to existing Public Rights of Way, and associated infrastructure works; all matters reserved except access.

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Outline