Land At Festival Leisure Park Festival Way Basildon Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00712/FULL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Provision of a substation and associated bollards to support a scheme for 12 no. electric vehicle charging spaces Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Validated
25 Jun 2026
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Consultation
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Members' List · Last checked 10 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 462 m away: Cranes Farm Nature Zone; 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 6 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
Postcode
SS14 3WB
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Fryerns
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Members' List
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hayley Knight Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 11 days faster than Basildon's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
88%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.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15034115
Planning Portal ref
PP-15034115
Neighbours
2 Jul 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
26 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 2026
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