513A - 515A Gale Street, Dagenham, RM9 4TP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00174/FULL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use of the Day Care Centre to a 1 x 4 bed dwelling (Use Class C3) [Retrospective] Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
11 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
2 Apr 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
3 Jul 2026

Refused on 2 Apr 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Co-op Welcome Premises licence · in force since 9 May 2005 · elsewhere in the building Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 18 Feb 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space 24 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
RM9 4TP
Received
11 Feb 2026
Validated
11 Feb 2026
Ward
Goresbrook
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Appeal
Dismissed · 3 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008110 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Planit Studio

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 5 days faster than Barking and Dagenham's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 46% of changes of use here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
54%approved
169decided 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
8 Apr 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