Land Adjacent Echo Farm South Road And Mollands Lane South Ockendon Essex Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of 69 residential dwellings and provision of associated infrastructure including access roads, car parking, public open space and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 21 Jan 2026, in a recorded vote.
Approved by 9 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the site was Grey Belt, sustainably located and would provide 50% affordable housing.
- Objectors raised concerns about infrastructure, traffic, road safety, environmental effects, wildlife, amenities and construction disruption; no support letters were received.
- Members approved the recommendation unanimously, authorising permission subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 21 Jan 2026.
Documents 110
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 19
Plans & drawings 50
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 16
Other documents 18
Site constraints 4
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 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 339 days from validation, 282 days slower than Thurrock's median of 57 for new homes. Approved, as 70% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
54 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 30 Dec 2025
- Site or press notice
- 4 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 21 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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.
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