Basildon Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Basildon Borough Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Basildon Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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9 October 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Bowers Gifford & North Benfleet Homestead Road Bowers Gifford Essex · 25/01432/OUT
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10 September 2026 · Refused
Magdalen Lodge Potash Road Billericay Essex CM11 1HG · 25/00575/OUT
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28 August 2026 · Approved
Unit 44 Yardley Business Park Miles Gray Road Basildon Essex SS14 3GN · 25/01450/FULL
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13 August 2026 · Approved
Land East Of Bakers Farm Close Southend Road Wickford Essex · 23/01018/OUT
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12 August 2026 · Approved
Morbec Farm Southend Arterial Road Nevendon Wickford Essex SS12 9JF · 24/01181/OUT
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4 August 2026 · Refused
Land North Of Rayleigh Spur Roundabout A130 Benfleet Wickford Essex · 25/00898/FULL
Figures for Basildon Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 250 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 38%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 4plan adopted 1998 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Basildon Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the Framework; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The Council and the appellant initially considered the proposed traveller site would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Following the revisions to national planning policy this matter needs to be revisited. Accordingly, the main issues are: • Whether the…”
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“The first main issue is whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework. The second main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance…”
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“The first main issue is whether the proposed development would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for occupants. The second main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character of the surrounding area.”
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“Although a formal decision was not issued, in their statement, the Council have indicated that it would have refused planning permission for the proposed development. They have outlined that their main concerns relate to the location of the appeal site…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.