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25/01327/FULL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of 4No. two and a half storey houses with associated parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Oct 2025
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Validated
20 Oct 2025
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Consultation
6 Nov 2025
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Approved
13 Mar 2026

Approved on 13 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Basildon Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the homes would provide affordable housing without unacceptable harm to character, neighbours’ living conditions or highway safety.
  • Sixteen neighbours objected over design, privacy, openness, parking, traffic, green space, wildlife and construction disturbance; the applicants spoke in support.
  • The committee granted permission subject to conditions; members welcomed housing on non-Green Belt land but regretted that no NHS surgery would be provided.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, local views, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Basildon's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 325 m away: St Nicholas Church Hills; Inside the Basildon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Basildon
Application type
Full Application
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Lee Chapel North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
13 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Elkins Construction

How this decision compares

Decided in 144 days from validation, 86 days slower than Basildon's median of 58 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Basildon in the last twelve months, from validation. Basildon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

46 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14338059
Planning Portal ref
PP-14338059
Neighbours
13 Mar 2026
Consultation
6 Nov 2025
Comments by
4 Mar 2026
Committee
11 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Basildon
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#156 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Basildon ranks #145 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Basildon is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Basildon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #165 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #253 of 296
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #145 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #63 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
132 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
53 decided
806
Total decisions
108 refused in the year to March 2026