Tilbury Community Hub Civic Square Tilbury Essex RM18 8AD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of 15A Civic Square and part of Tilbury Library to a dual use falling under Use Classes E (a) and (b) and F2 (b) to operate as a Community Shop, Cafe and Hub, while also retaining the existing library use. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 9 Jun 2026.
Approved by 8 votes to 0
- No written comments were received, while consultees raised no objections subject to conditions and engagement on safety.
- Members unanimously supported the project and approved it subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 9 Jun 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Thurrock Council Development
- Postcode
- RM18 8AD
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- OLD Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Nick Viner
How this decision compares
Decided in 89 days from validation, 33 days slower than Thurrock's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 May 2026
- Committee
- 9 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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