26 Birch Close South Ockendon Essex RM15 6XD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
(Retrospective) Retention of outbuilding Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 24 Sept 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 4
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 2
Other documents 10
Site constraints 3
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 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 3
Last sold for £480,000 in November 2016. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Thurrock
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Postcode
- RM15 6XD
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ockendon
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Permission Refused
- Decision date
- 24 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Chief Planning Officer Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Collins & Coward
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 13% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 26 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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