Tilbury Riverside Art Activity Centre Ferry Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00988/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of a freestanding interpretation finger post sculpture with integrated bench (corten steel and Iroko timber) within the eastern external terrace area, together with two associated external spotlights for illumination of the structure, two wall-mounted entrance lights, and two freestanding lamp posts within the terrace. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 28 Oct 2026, from Thurrock's recent full applications. Comments are open until 24 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Tilbury built-up area.
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
RM18 7NJ
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Tilbury Riverside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pringle Richards Sharratt Limited

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Thurrock usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
87decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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