Abbey Sports Centre, ABBEY SPORTS CENTRE Axe Street, Barking, Barking And Dagenham, IG11 7LX Data via plota.co.uk

25/00115/AOD - Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Refused
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Details pursuant to Condition 33 (Delivery and Servicing Plan) attached to planning consent dated 13/01/2020 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jan 2025
✗
Refused
12 Sept 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Sept 2025 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 26 Feb 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Delivery and Servicing Management Plan Other · 28 Jan 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form / Certificate of Ownership · 28 Jan 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 11

Abbey and Barking Town Centre Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
HMO Article 4. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
Air quality management area: Barking and Dagenham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Barking
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Scheduled monument about 125 m away: Barking Abbey
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1494 m away: Thames Tideway Tunnel; Inside the Barking and Dagenham built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) 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 £11,000,000 in September 2025. Other property, leasehold.

11 September 2025£11,000,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area3,253 m² (35,015 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 49)
UseNon-residential Institutions: Primary Health Care Building
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 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
Barking and Dagenham
Application type
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition
Postcode
IG11 7LX
Received
28 Jan 2025
Validated
28 Jan 2025
Ward
Abbey
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Mar 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
12 Sept 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sada Arcitecture

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Mar 2025

Historical activity at this location

36 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Details pursuant to part discharge Condition 12 (External Materials - curtain wall system…
24/01574/AOD
2024 Approved
Non material amendment to planning permission 18/00331/FUL comprising of minor changes to…
24/01569/NONMAT
2023 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 13 (Hard Landscaping), Condition 14 (Soft Landscaping) and…
23/00169/AOD
2022 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 32 (Communal Television and Satellite System) and Condition…
22/01295/AOD
2021 Approved
Details pursuant to part discharge Condition 12 (External Materials) attached to planning…
21/01241/AOD
2021 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 20( Revised Energy Statement ) and condition 34( Scheme for…
21/01135/AOD
2020 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (external materials) in resp…
20/02392/AOD
2021 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 45 (Fire Statement) attached to planning consent 18/00331/F…
21/00108/AOD
2021 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 38 (Green Roofs) and Condition 40 (Scheme Responding to Cli…
21/00072/AOD
2021 Refused
Detail pursuant to Condition 34 (Scheme for Highway Works) attached to planning consent 1…
21/00190/AOD
2021 Refused
Details pursuant to Condition 20 (Revised Energy Statement) attached to planning consent…
21/00151/AOD
2020 Refused
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 34 (Scheme for Highway Works) i…
20/02333/AOD
2020 Approved
Non material amendment to planning permission 18/00331/FUL dated 13/01/2020 comprising of…
20/02509/NONMAT
2020 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 17 (Cycle Parking) attached to planning consent 18/00331/FU…
20/02132/AOD
2020 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 16 (Refuse Strategy) and Condition 43 (Inclusive and Unhind…
20/01978/AOD
2020 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 36 (Piling) attached to planning consent 18/00331/FUL dated…
20/01806/AOD
2020 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 10 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) attached to planning per…
20/01752/AOD
2020 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 3 (Risk Assessment), Condition…
20/01674/AOD
2020 Approved
Details pursuant to Condition 44 (Arboricultural Assessment) attached to planning consent…
20/01744/AOD
2020 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 9 (Archaeological Works) and Co…
20/01403/AOD
2020 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 ( Construction Environmental…
20/01072/AOD
2020 Approved
Application for non-material amendment following grant of planning permission 18/00331/FU…
20/00110/NMA
2016 Withdrawn
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site, including erection of building…
16/00634/REG3
2018 Approved
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site, including erection of building…
18/00331/FUL
2018 Decided
Screening opinion: Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site, including e…
18/00474/SCREEN
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Removal of combustible insulation from wall cavity and replacement with fire-proof insula…
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2024 Approved
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The replacement of the two external ATMs on the front elevation (linked to 24/00143/ADVER…
24/00182/FULL
2024 Approved
Natwest, 32 East Street, Barking, Barking And Dagenham, IG11 8EU
The replacement of the two external ATMs on the front elevation
24/00143/ADVERT
2021 Approved
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2021 Refused
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2019 Refused
34 - 42 East Street, Barking, IG11 8EP
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19/00770/FUL
2017 Approved
London Borough Of Barking And Dagenham, Town Hall, 1 Town Square, Barking, Barking And Dagenham, IG11 7LU
Installation of roof plant and associated platforms including construction of 2 roof dorm…
17/00950/FUL
2016 Approved
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Installation of automatic door.
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2016
Abbey Sports Centre Axe Street Barking Essex IG11 7LX
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2016 Decided
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Barking and Dagenham
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#81 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Barking and Dagenham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #9 out of 296. Only 16% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barking and Dagenham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 68% 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
Barking and Dagenham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
64%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #296 of 296
68%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #296 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #9 of 296
16%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #13 of 296
43%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
28%
Change of use approved
80 decided
725
Total decisions
260 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.