Local Planning Authority

Essex County Council
Planning Coverage

560 tracked records match the stored authority code. This is a source-labelled subset, not a complete official register. Last source check: 22 October 2026. This record has not been checked recently; its status and consultation details may have changed. Check the responsible authority's published record.

560
Applications tracked
Direct (DEF)
Data source
22 October 2026
Last recorded source attempt
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Appeal success rate

Official planning-policy context

Local-plan context for Essex County Council

Local plans guide an authority's planning policy. They are not planning applications, do not change application totals, and do not create alerts.

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Planning Data has not currently published an organisation mapping for this authority. This does not indicate whether a local plan exists; use the council's planning-policy pages for its current materials.

Source: Planning Data, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Crown copyright and database right 2026. Coverage may be incomplete.

Local planning snapshot

Planning activity in Essex County Council

Planning Alerts has 560 tracked records from the council planning portal matching this authority code. These figures describe stored records, not complete council activity. Source dates and status may differ from the current official register.

Tracked record matches
560
First tracked in the last 7 days
0
Recorded public end dates within 7 days
0

Stored record preview

Tracked record preview

The newest application records currently returned for Essex County Council. These are public planning records, not a record of personal alert deliveries.

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ESS/54/26/TEN/SOUndecidedSource: DEF portal

Screening Opinion: Continuation of extraction of sand and gravel as an easterly extension to the existing Wivenhoe Quarry, erection of sand and gravel processing plant and ancillary facilities, new vehicular access onto the B1027 Brightlingsea Road, and restoration to agriculture and low-level water-based nature conservation habitats, lowland meadow, woodland planting and hedgerow enhancement using imported inert waste material permitted by ESS/17/18/TEN (as amended by ESS/17/18/TEN/NMA, ESS/28/23/TEN, ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA2, ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA03 and ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA04) without compliance with Conditions 2 (approved details), 19 (landscape Scheme), 21 (plant site layout), 23 (restoration phasing), 30 (wheelwash), 44 (stockpile heights and locations), 46 (site layout), 50 (soil bunds) and 69 (extraction limits) attached to permission ESS/28/23/TEN and variation of the s106 agreement dated 17 December 2020 (as amended by deed of variation agreement dated 25 October 2023) to allow an amended layout of phase 1 including a revised location and design of wheelwash, raised quarry base in the plant site area, altered site office compound and to confirm the detail of the development progression from implementation to plant installation, to allow the export of ‘as raised’ sand and gravel and to clarify the wording of the legal agreement in relation to highway works and Footpath 24.

Sunnymead Quarry, Land to the South of Colchester Main Road, Alresford, Essex, C07 8DB

Recorded planning application

ESS/48/26/UTTUndecidedSource: DEF portal

Modular office building and extension to car park area together with associated landscaping works

Widdington Pit, Hollow Road, Widdington, Essex, CB11 3SL

Recorded planning application

ESS/76/26/COLUndecidedSource: DEF portal

Continuation of development without compliance with conditions 2 (application details), 8 (number of vehicle movements), 14 (restriction on sorting, screening and bulking of waste) and 16 (bay wall heights) of ESS/14/24/COL to allow for an update to site layout drawings and revised operating methods (part retrospective) made under Section 73. ESS/14/24/COL is an amended planning permission for "Change of use of existing commercial building and yard to a waste transfer station and construction of retaining bays."

1-3 Oyster Haven Business Park, Haven Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8HT

Recorded planning application

Submission history

Monthly planning applications

Applications by submitted month for Essex County Council, based on records with a published received date.

Months without a published received date are not included. Source attribution appears on individual records.

Tracked Planning Applications

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ESS/54/26/TEN/SOUndecided

Screening Opinion: Continuation of extraction of sand and gravel as an easterly extension to the existing Wivenhoe Quarry, erection of sand and gravel processing plant and ancillary facilities, new vehicular access onto the B1027 Brightlingsea Road, and restoration to agriculture and low-level water-based nature conservation habitats, lowland meadow, woodland planting and hedgerow enhancement using imported inert waste material permitted by ESS/17/18/TEN (as amended by ESS/17/18/TEN/NMA, ESS/28/23/TEN, ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA2, ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA03 and ESS/28/23/TEN/NMA04) without compliance with Conditions 2 (approved details), 19 (landscape Scheme), 21 (plant site layout), 23 (restoration phasing), 30 (wheelwash), 44 (stockpile heights and locations), 46 (site layout), 50 (soil bunds) and 69 (extraction limits) attached to permission ESS/28/23/TEN and variation of the s106 agreement dated 17 December 2020 (as amended by deed of variation agreement dated 25 October 2023) to allow an amended layout of phase 1 including a revised location and design of wheelwash, raised quarry base in the plant site area, altered site office compound and to confirm the detail of the development progression from implementation to plant installation, to allow the export of ‘as raised’ sand and gravel and to clarify the wording of the legal agreement in relation to highway works and Footpath 24.

Sunnymead Quarry, Land to the South of Colchester Main Road, Alresford, Essex, C07 8DB

Frequently Asked Questions — Essex County Council Planning Applications

How do I find planning applications in Essex County Council?

Use Planning Alerts to search the public planning application records currently listed for Essex County Council. Where an application has a source link, use it to check the authority's current published record and consultation details.

How do I comment on a planning application in Essex County Council?

Where a source link is available, use it to review the planning authority's current published application record, commenting process and deadline. Planning Alerts does not accept comments or make planning decisions.

Can I get email alerts for new planning applications in Essex County Council?

You can set up a postcode-radius alert for available covered records. This is not a whole-authority watchlist. Source checks, available coverage and alert eligibility vary; delivery timing is not guaranteed.

How often is Essex County Council planning data updated?

This page shows stored records, a dated source-attempt timestamp where known, and recorded source status. A success does not guarantee current status; errors or old checks mean freshness is uncertain.

Does Planning Alerts publish Essex County Council weekly lists?

Planning Alerts is an independent planning-search service, not Essex County Council. Use the source link on an application where available to check that authority's current published record, consultation details and any weekly-list publication.

Data Sources & Attribution

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