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Land South Of Hovefields Drive Wickford Essex

25/01332/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: Granted10 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of land and erection of 1 self-build/custom build for occupation for gypsy/traveller household. (Amended Plans)

Received
4 October 2025
Public comments
3
Ward
Wickford Park
Agent
WS Planning & Architecture
  1. Received4 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target11 May
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 213 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land South Of Hovefields Drive Wickford Essex. Basildon has handled 2,522 applications of this type. This one was decided in 215 days, 23 weeks longer than Basildon's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Wickford Park.

86% of full applications at Basildon Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wickford Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2025
Consultation expiry
2 November 2025
Consultation start
7 October 2025
Consultation end
1 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
9 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
2 November 2025
Last date for comments
2 November 2025
Target decision date
11 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
WS Planning & Architecture
Agent address
5 Pool House Bancroft Road Reigate RH2 7RP

Planning decision

Case officer
Miranda Webb
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14375149
Documents
11
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Basildon
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Basildon

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