Planning application
Land South Side Of Southend Road And West Of, Star Lane, Great Wakering, Essex,
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Scoping Opinion request pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (Regulation 15) (as updated) to confirm the scope and level of detail of information to be provided in an Environmental Statement in relation to a planning application for the development of 'Garon East and Bakers Gate' (the 'Site'). Outline application for up to 3,000 residential units, land for local centre use (Use Class E / F2), land for educational use (Use Class F1) with associated accesses, open space and infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 26/00103/EIA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00103/EIA
- Type
- Environmental Impact Assessment (RDC)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Foulness And The Wakerings
- Parish
- Great Wakering Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Rochford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rochford took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Rochford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rochford's median decision took 65 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.
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