Heley International 690 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00291/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) to a mixed-use leisure development comprising indoor electric go-karting (Sui Generis), indoor recreational uses including soft play, trampolines and crazy golf (Class E), together with ancillary café/bar, parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 41

Plans & drawings 22

PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS Current Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WASTE MANAGEMENT Current Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS Current Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION A DRAWING REGISTER Studies and Reports · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF INDICATIVE CCTV LOCATIONS PLAN Current Plan · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING REGISTER Studies and Reports · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN JUNE 2026 Studies and Reports · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION MAP (A4_10000) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN (A4_2500) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF AERIAL PLAN (A3_NTS) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN (A2_500) Superseded Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN (A2_200) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS A AND B (A2_200) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN (A2_500) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS C AND D (A2_200) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 26-03-13 TRAVEL PLAN V3.0 Superseded · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 26-03-13 25.8186 APPLICATION A DRAWING REGISTER Superseded · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLAN (A2_200) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS A AND B (A2_200) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS C AND D (A2_200) Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Aqma 23
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Thurrock
Application type
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
RM20 3JT
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
OLD West Thurrock And South Stifford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Agent
Smart Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 149 days from validation, 93 days slower than Thurrock's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Thurrock is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #25 out of 296. Thurrock is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Thurrock decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #252 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #271 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #25 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #62 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
43%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
43 decided
671
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026