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Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

Awaiting decision Basildon 26/00977/CC Consultation with County Planning

Works: Extension

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Proposal

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"

As published by the council, reference 26/00977/CC

Application record

Reference
26/00977/CC
Type
Consultation with County Planning
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Sep 2026
Validated
3 Sep 2026
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.

  • 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
  • 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.

    Decided 23 Mar 2023 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2026

    Received by Basildon

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 October 2026, 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

  • CONSULTATION LETTER FROM ECC BackGround Papers - Redacted · 07 Sep 2026

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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 decided outline applications in a median of 344 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

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.

Nearby applications

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  • Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    25/01395/CC Submitted 23 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov

    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.

    Awaiting decision Outline Extension
  • Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    23/00232/ESS Submitted 26 Jan 2023 200 yards 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

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

    23/00230/ESS Submitted 26 Jan 2023 200 yards 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 200 yards 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
  • Veolia Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    23/00233/ESS Submitted 26 Jan 2023 200 yards away

    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
  • Cromwell Manor Pitsea Hall Lane Pitsea Essex SS16 4UH

    26/00293/FULL Submitted 17 Mar 2026 300 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~13 May

    Siting of an atrium marquee on existing hardstanding, including the rationalisation and re-configuration of the existing car park, the addition of landscaping and biodiversity enhancements

    Awaiting decision Full applications 28 docs

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