Stanford Le Hope Methodist Church Hall High Street Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00435/ADV - Advertisement Consent Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

(Retrospective) Display of one non-illuminated advertisement board to the main church building and one illuminated advertisement board to the rear building. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
22 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Target date was 25 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 21 Oct 2026; it is now day 181.

The consultation period closed on 21 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1305 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 414 m away: Grove House Wood; Inside the Stanford-le-Hope built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Advertisement Consent Application
Postcode
SS17 0EY
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Stanford Le Hope South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
marood architects

Decision outlook

Day 181, past the statutory target. 89% of signs and adverts in Thurrock are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 181125 days past the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
38decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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