Highway Land Adjacent 15 High Street Stanford Le Hope Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00947/ADV - Advertisement Consent Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated illuminated advertisement panels on either side of the unit Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1261 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 467 m away: Grove House Wood; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Stanford-le-Hope 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, 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
Advertisement Consent Application
Postcode
SS17 0HD
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Stanford Le Hope South
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Libre Solutions

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Thurrock's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 95% of signs and adverts here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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