Land Adjacent St Cleres School Railway Line And Butts Lane Stanford Le Hope Essex Data via plota.co.uk

25/00845/OUT - Outline Planning Permission Application Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 6 July 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except means of access, for the erection of up to 121 homes (Use Class C3) (including a mix of market and affordable dwellings), associated car parking, open space, hard and soft landscaping, biodiversity enhancements, boundary treatments, surface water drainage basins and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:01

Application progress

✓

Received

11 Jul 2025

✓

Validated

28 Jul 2025

✗

Appeal dismissed

1 Jul 2026

✓

Committee

6 Jul 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 19 Feb 2026; it is now day 457.

The consultation period closed on 19 Feb 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 6 Jul 2026. Earlier deferred on 9 Jun 2026, 10 Mar 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved by 4 votes to 3

For4

Against3

Officers advised approval because the site was grey belt land, housing need was acute and the benefits outweighed identified harms.
Members approved permission by four votes to three, subject to a legal agreement, RAMS payment and conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 6 Jul 2026.

Documents 67

Statements & assessments 28

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 10

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 17

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

Read the government guidance ↗

National infrastructure project about 649 m away: Norwich to Tilbury

The site is about 649 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Lower Thames Crossing (decided, about 920 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; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Stanford-le-Hope built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 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: Outline Planning Permission Application
Received: 11 Jul 2025
Validated: 28 Jul 2025
Ward: OLD Stanford Le Hope West
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 27 Oct 2025
Appeal: Dismissed · 1 Jul 2026 · Hearing · Inspectorate case 3376467 ↗
Applicant: Show
Agent: Iceni Projects

Decision outlook

Day 457, past the statutory target. 50% of outline applications in Thurrock are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 457366 days past the 91-day target

30%decided within 8 weeks

60%approved

30%go to committee

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

Public comments

52comments received

50 objecting2 supporting

96% object · above the UK average of 74%

52 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 19 Feb 2026
Site or press notice: 21 Aug 2025
Committee: 6 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 27 Oct 2025
Env. assessment: No

Thurrock

Planning Authority Score

6/10

Average

#104 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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