38 Cawdor Avenue South Ockendon Essex RM15 5RF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00983/CLOPUD - Certificate Lawful Proposed Use Dev't Approved

Proposal

Proposed single storey outbuilding within the side garden to form a gymnasium, storage and shower/WC Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1992 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the South Ockendon 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 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 1

Last sold for £340,000 in January 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

22 January 2024£340,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area84 m² (904 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2022, 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
Certificate Lawful Proposed Use Dev't
Postcode
RM15 5RF
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Belhus
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Civils Consulting Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
500decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 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

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.