Thurrock Football Club Ship Lane Purfleet-on-Thames Essex RM19 1YN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00171/CONDC - Condition Clearance Approved

Proposal

Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 9 (Soft landscaping in accordance with submitted details) of planning permission ref: [Development of a vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) centre with associated hardstanding for parking spaces, a PDI Building, new access to include HGV turnaround, and a 2.4m high boundary fence. The proposal also includes the change of use of existing flat (Use Class C3) to part of clubhouse, landscaping, ecological enhancements, and associated works.] Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Feb 2026
Approved
13 Apr 2026

Approved on 13 Apr 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Associated applications 10

Site constraints 4

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.
Air quality management area: AQMA No.9
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 September 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
Condition Clearance
Postcode
RM19 1YN
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
OLD West Thurrock And South Stifford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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Agent
SDA Architects

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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