Telecommunications Mast Acorn Trading Centre Gumley Road South Stifford Grays Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/01209/TELENQ - Telecommunication Masts ENQ Awaiting decision
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Installation of upgrades at Telecommunication Base Station at Acorn Trading Centre, Gumley Road, South Stifford, Grays, Essex, RM20 4XB (NGR: E: 560115 N: 177729) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Nov 2026, from Thurrock's recent prior approvals.

Documents

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Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 321 m away: Lion Pit SSSI; Inside the Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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 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
Telecommunication Masts ENQ
Postcode
RM20 4XB
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
West Thurrock And South Stifford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Thurrock usually decides prior approvals by day 38.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
148decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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35 Charlton Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XU
Single storey rear and side extension.
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2023 Approved
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Single storey rear extension
23/00718/HHA
2023
33 Charlton Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XU
Rear extension with a depth of 5.86 metres from the original rear wall of the property, w…
23/00532/PHA
2023 Approved
35 Charlton Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XU
Rear extension with a depth of 3.70 metres from the original rear wall of the property, w…
23/00371/PHA
2023 Approved
35 Charlton Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XU
Loft conversion with rear dormers and three roof lights to the front
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2022 Refused
35 Charlton Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XU
Rear extension with a depth of 3.70 metres from the original rear wall of the property, w…
22/01198/PHA
2022 Refused
35 Charlton Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XU
Rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with…
22/00784/PHA
2022 Refused
48 East Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XJ
Rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with…
22/00078/PHA
2020 Approved
Land Adjacent Unit 10 Acorn Trading Estate Gumley Road South Stifford Grays Essex
Removal of one Racal and one Kathrein antenna at 20.5m from the lattice tower removal of…
20/01446/TELENQ
2019 Approved
Land Adjacent Unit 10 Acorn Trading Estate Gumley Road South Stifford Grays Essex
Replacement of 3 no antennas with new 2 no antennas on the existing 22.5m tower, associat…
19/01416/TELENQ
2019 Approved
48 East Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XJ
Loft conversion with 3 roof lights at the front and 2 roof light at the rear, 2 rear dorm…
19/00589/CLOPUD
2017 Approved
38 East Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XJ
Rear extension with a depth of 5 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with…
17/01413/PHA
2017 Approved
36 East Street South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4XJ
Rear extension with a depth of 5 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with…
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings