Basildon planning approval rate

Basildon council approved 90.1% of planning applications and refused 9.9%, based on 578 decisions analysed. Ranked 100th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

90.1%

overall approval rate

578

Decisions analysed

521

Approved

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Basildon? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Basildon. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (291 decided)

86.6%

Other (105 decided)

87.6%

Discharge of Conditions (85 decided)

98.8%

Trees (57 decided)

98.2%

Prior Approval (19 decided)

89.5%

Advertisement (16 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Basildon — mined from 578 proposal descriptions.

Garage / Parking (110 decided)

83.6%

Rear Extension (96 decided)

89.6%

Dormer (58 decided)

87.9%

Side Extension (57 decided)

91.2%

Front Extension (38 decided)

89.5%

Extension (General) (36 decided)

86.1%

Outbuilding (26 decided)

88.5%

Change of Use (Residential) (26 decided)

84.6%

New Build (23 decided)

78.3%

Loft Conversion (21 decided)

90.5%

Conservatory (11 decided)

100.0%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Basildon. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Castledon And Crouch (113 decided)

82.3%

Billericay East (68 decided)

94.1%

Burstead (68 decided)

89.7%

Billericay West (52 decided)

92.3%

Pitsea South East (47 decided)

85.1%

Langdon Hills (38 decided)

89.5%

Nethermayne (31 decided)

93.5%

Laindon Park (31 decided)

93.5%

Wickford North (29 decided)

93.1%

St Martins (28 decided)

96.4%

Fryerns (27 decided)

96.3%

Wickford Park (25 decided)

88.0%

Wards in Basildon

Castledon And Crouch

82.3% approval · 113 decisions

Billericay East

94.1% approval · 68 decisions

Burstead

89.7% approval · 68 decisions

Billericay West

92.3% approval · 52 decisions

Pitsea South East

85.1% approval · 47 decisions

Langdon Hills

89.5% approval · 38 decisions

Nethermayne

93.5% approval · 31 decisions

Laindon Park

93.5% approval · 31 decisions

Wickford North

93.1% approval · 29 decisions

St Martins

96.4% approval · 28 decisions

Fryerns

96.3% approval · 27 decisions

Wickford Park

88.0% approval · 25 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Basildon, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00030/LDCE

To establish the lawfulness of current use as a house in multiple occupation (HM · Nethermayne · Tue 24 Feb 2026

Approved

25/00595/OUT

Outline application for the erection of 2 detached single-storey dwellings. · Pitsea South East · Tue 24 Feb 2026

Approved

26/00081/PDPA

Notification for a proposed larger home extension projecting 6 metres from the r · Pitsea South East · Mon 23 Feb 2026

Refused

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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