Festival Leisure Park Festival Way Basildon Essex
Awaiting decision
25/01680/FULL
Description
Erection of a mixed-use development comprising 151 residential apartments and 5 commercial units (Use Class E), including 2 commercial units located at ground floor beneath the residential buildings and 3 commercial units to the north of the site, together with associated landscaping, car and cycle parking, new and improved vehicular and pedestrian access, servicing arrangements, public and private amenity space, refuse and plant areas, and all associated groundworks, infrastructure and engineering works.
5.1/10
Planning Authority Score
#133 of 282
Basildon ranks #108 out of 282 councils for householder decision speed. Basildon is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.
Basildon decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #209 of 282
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #250 of 282
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (71%) #108 of 282
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #55 of 282
72%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
52 decided
781
Total decisions
123 refused in 2025