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25/01432/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Outline planning permission for up to 850 residential homes (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping, community and commercial floorspace (Use Classes E / F.2), public open space, parking, drainage, utilities, and infrastructure works. All matters reserved except for details of access from Pound Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Oct 2026, 02:41

Application progress

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Received

27 Oct 2025

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Consultation

4 Nov 2025

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Appeal dismissed

12 Jun 2026

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Approved

9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Basildon Planning Committee on 1 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because housing and other public benefits clearly outweighed Green Belt and related harms.
Residents and the parish council opposed the development over its effects on the village, countryside, infrastructure and roads.
The committee granted outline permission subject to a legal agreement, conditions and no Secretary of State call-in.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Basildon's committee minutes of 1 Apr 2026.

Documents 111

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 44

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 25 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 54

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Also on the record

Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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: Outline Application
Received: 27 Oct 2025
Validated: 27 Oct 2025
Ward: Pitsea South East
Parish: Bowers Gifford/Nth Ben Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Oct 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 9 Oct 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Appeal: Dismissed · 12 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004807 ↗
Applicant: Show
Agent: Sphere25

How this decision compares

Decided in 347 days from validation, 280 days slower than Basildon's median of 67 for outline applications. Approved, as 59% of outline applications here are.

This one347d

Council67d

UK67d

42%decided within 8 weeks

59%approved

12%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Basildon to go on. Basildon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14270352
Planning Portal ref: PP-14270352
Consultation: 4 Nov 2025
Comments by: 4 Dec 2025
Site or press notice: 4 Nov 2025
Committee: 1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Basildon

Planning Authority Score

4.8/10

Below average

#156 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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