Mandrake 135 Branksome Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00536/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of a domestic garage associated with a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a hairdressing salon (Use Class E(c)(iii). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Documents 29

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Stanford-le-Hope built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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
SS17 8BN
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
The Homesteads And Stanford Le Hope North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Adhmira Plan Design Build Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 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