Great Berry, Essex Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Great Berry, Essex.
Essex · England · settlement
Planning applications in Great Berry are administered by Basildon Borough Council. View the full Basildon Borough Council planning applications page for approval rates and decision timelines.
About Great Berry
Great Berry, located in Basildon, Essex, is situated 27 miles east of Central London and 10 miles west of Southend-on-Sea. As part of the wider Borough of Basildon, which encompasses Billericay, Wickford, and surrounding rural areas, Great Berry offers a mix of urban and natural landscapes that may influence various planning applications in the region.
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £361,800 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Basildon
- Parliamentary constituency: South Basildon and East Thurrock
- LSOA: Basildon 020E
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-02.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Great Berry.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Great Berry.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Great Berry based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
321 planning applications found near Great Berry.
- 26/00517/TPOBAS - 1 Wiscombe Hill Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6LU
T51 (Oak) of TPO/21/83 Crown Reduction of 2m to retain a 8m crown
Status: Undecided | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-05-06 - - 4 Wiscombe Hill Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6LU
Fell Ash Tree (TPO/21/83)
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-04-20
View full details - - St Marys Church Hall High Road Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6HY
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 4 (Historic Building Recording) of planning permission reference 25/00816/FULL.
Status: Permitted | Type: Conditions | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-04-15
View full details - - 166 Great Berry Lane Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6BP
Proposed Garage Conversion and Single Storey Front Extension
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-04-03
View full details - - 194 Great Berry Lane Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6BS
Section 211 notice - Fell horse chestnut tree Closed 06.05.26 - not covered by TPO and not in conservation area Permission not neededFLAGS=
Status: Withdrawn | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-04-01
View full details - - 5 Forest Glade Langdon Hills Essex SS16 6SG
Proposed single-storey rear extension.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-03-20
View full details - - 6 Alexander Road Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6HD
TPO/24/92 Deadwood and crown reduction of up to 3 metres for Trees T2-T4 and 1 metre for T1
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-03-16
View full details - - 196 Great Berry Lane Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6BS
Proposed single storey flat roof rear extension
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-03-07
View full details - - 5 Grove Avenue Langdon Hills Essex SS16 6HJ
Erect single storey rear extension, front porch, rear pergola and install solar pv and landscape garden.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-01-29
View full details - - 34 Berry Lane Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6AZ
Construction single storey side extension
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2026-01-14
View full details - - 47 Berry Lane Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6AY
Single storey front extension to enlarge garage.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-12-12
View full details - - The Old Presbytery High Road Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6HP
Demolition of existing two storey chalet bungalow and single storey garage and the erection of 3 no. two storey, three bedroom houses with associated parking, landscaping, drainage, new front boundary
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-12-03
View full details - - 13A Samuel Road Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6EZ
TPO/35/96 - T1 - metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn redwood) - Fell to near ground level and remove all arisings.
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-11-04
View full details - - 47 Berry Lane Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6AY
Proposed single storey detached garage to the front of the house.
Status: Rejected | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-09-18
View full details - - 30 The Badgers Basildon Essex SS16 6AU
TPO No. 4/04 - Crown Thinning Oak by 10%, Crown Reduction by 2 metres to 2.5 metres.
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-09-16
View full details - - 97 Berry Lane Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6AP
Single storey side extension
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-08-20
View full details - - 28 Heathleigh Drive Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6AR
Proposed garage conversion into habitable room including the insertion of a bow bay window and rooflight.
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-08-19
View full details - - Brock View 23 Corona Road Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6HH
TPO/30/93 - T1. Ash trees x4 Reduce crowns by 3-4 metres in height and a lateral reduction of up to 2 metres to previous pruning points. T2. Hawthorn x1 Fell tree to ground level, grind stump to appro
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-08-11
View full details - - 2 Alexander Road Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6HD
T1 of TPO/07/92 - Oak: crown reduce by 2 metres and crown thin by 20% for branches up to 8cm in diameter.
Status: Permitted | Type: Trees | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-07-01
View full details - - St Marys Church Hall High Road Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 6HY
Change of use from hall used as pre-school to a dental practice. Linked to adjacent NHS dental practice
Status: Permitted | Type: Full | Council: Basildon | Date: 2025-06-11
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A brief summary of Great Berry in Essex
Great Berry, located in Basildon, Essex, is situated 27 miles east of Central London and 10 miles west of Southend-on-Sea. As part of the wider Borough of Basildon, which encompasses Billericay, Wickford, and surrounding rural areas, Great Berry offers a mix of urban and natural landscapes that may influence various planning applications in the region.
Property prices in Great Berry show an average sale price of £361,800, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Great Berry a particularly low-crime area.
Ecology & Nature Designations
The area around Great Berry includes 1 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI): Langdon Ridge SSSI; 5 Ancient Woodland sites. These designations may affect planning decisions, as proposals near protected sites require environmental impact assessment and may face additional restrictions.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Great Berry planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
Planning Activity in Great Berry
In the last 24 months, 96 planning applications were submitted near Great Berry. Of these, 89% were approved, with an average decision time of 62 days.
This is slightly above the national average of approximately 87%, indicating a broadly favourable planning environment near Great Berry.
At 62 days on average, decisions near Great Berry slightly exceed the 8-week statutory target for minor applications, though this is common across many councils.
The most common application types near Great Berry were full planning applications (40), tree works (28), outline applications (14). Full planning applications account for 42% of all submissions, covering new builds, change of use, and works that go beyond permitted development rights.
In terms of development scale, 14 medium-scale applications, 80 smaller schemes were submitted. The absence of major applications suggests the area is primarily characterised by smaller-scale improvements and extensions rather than large new developments.
18 planning appeals were lodged, of which 4 were allowed and 12 were dismissed (25% success rate).
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 76 applications
- Refused: 8 applications
- Withdrawn: 1 application
- Awaiting decision: 11 applications
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