One Stop Stores 5 - 7 Defoe Parade Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00923/ADV - Advertisement Consent Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed New 2X Illuminated Fascia, 3xNon Illuminated fascia, 1X Projecting Sign, 4X Vinyls Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

National infrastructure project about 90 m away: Lower Thames Crossing
The site is about 90 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norwich to Tilbury (examination closed, recommendation due, about 546 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Chadwell St Mary 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
RM16 4QR
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Chadwell St Mary
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tesco
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of signs and adverts here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
26decided 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

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 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

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.