548 Valence Avenue, Dagenham, Barking And Dagenham, RM8 3QH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's care home for up to 2 child residents aged 07-18 years (Use Class C2) with care provided by up to two carers working on a shift basis alongside a manager including the demolition of the existing extension and the construction of a single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Feb 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 2
Site constraints 4
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Sales history 1
Last sold for £159,995 in August 2003. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- RM8 3QH
- Received
- 1 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Valence
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 23 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006596 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Design Ghar Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Barking and Dagenham in the last twelve months, from validation. Barking and Dagenham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Barking and Dagenham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #9 out of 296. Only 16% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barking and Dagenham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 68% approved vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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