Robertsons Fishing Tackle, 238 - 242 Oxlow Lane, Dagenham, Barking And Dagenham Data via plota.co.uk

26/00532/FULL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Subdivision of the existing ground floor retail unit (Use Class E) to create 3no separate retail units (Use Class E) including changes to the front elevation and change of use of part of the first floor (Use Class E) to create 2no additional flats (2x 2-bed) (Use Class C3) including changes to the rear elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 19

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
HMO Article 4. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Barking and Dagenham AQMA
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 Barking and Dagenham 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £699,000 in April 2026. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

20 April 2026£699,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
29 April 2002£40,000Terraced house, leasehold

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
RM10 7YX
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Alibon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Civils Consulting Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 14 days slower than Barking and Dagenham's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 54% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
167decided in the last year

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
27 Jul 2026
Barking and Dagenham
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#81 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

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
Barking and Dagenham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
64%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #296 of 296
68%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #296 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #9 of 296
16%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #13 of 296
43%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
28%
Change of use approved
80 decided
725
Total decisions
260 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.