Brynmount Lodge High Road Fobbing Essex SS17 9HN Data via plota.co.uk

25/01174/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Approved

Proposal

Install pet cremation unit, build grief support room, remove existing stables and pole barn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2025
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Validated
24 Oct 2025
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 14 Apr 2026, in a recorded vote.

Approved by 5 votes to 0

Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.

  • Officers advised refusal because there was no demonstrated unmet need, the site was unsustainable and very special circumstances did not outweigh Green Belt harm.
  • One response supported the facility as a needed local amenity, while an objection raised pollution, smoke, odour and location concerns.
  • The committee rejected refusal and approved an alternative recommendation by five votes to none, with four abstentions, subject to conditions and referral.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and reasons for approval. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 14 Apr 2026.

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Fobbing built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
SS17 9HN
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Ward
OLD Corringham And Fobbing
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 234 days from validation, 172 days slower than Thurrock's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
11%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
13 Nov 2025
Committee
14 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Dec 2025
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