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26/00165/PHA - PHA Prior Approval Process GPDO Approved

Proposal

Rear extension with a depth of 5.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.70 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 09:17

Application progress

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Received

16 Feb 2026

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Approved

19 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Mar 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Documents 16

Site constraints 7

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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In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

National infrastructure project about 130 m away: Lower Thames Crossing

The site is about 130 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Norwich to Tilbury (examination closed, recommendation due, about 1018 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Bulphan built-up area; Priority habitat about 12 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 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 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 £375,000 in August 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.

13 August 2020£375,000

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

Building

Floor area91 m² (980 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B

PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms

Built1967 to 1975

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2016, 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: Thurrock
Application type: PHA Prior Approval Process GPDO
Postcode: RM14 3TT
Received: 16 Feb 2026
Validated: 16 Feb 2026
Ward: OLD Orsett
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Mar 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Granted
Decision date: 19 Mar 2026
Decision level: Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Blackmore Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 23 days faster than Thurrock's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

This one31d

Council54d

UK55d

76%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

450decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 12 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved

Garage conversion with pitched roof and changes to the front porch

21/00872/HHA 20 Jul 2021

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

68 Church Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3TT

Single garage over existing concrete hardstanding

25/00806/HHA 27 Aug 2025

2021 Approved

63 Church Lane Bulphan Upminster Essex RM14 3TR

Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of new single storey rea…

21/02005/HHA 10 Feb 2022

2021 Approved

63 Church Lane Bulphan Upminster Essex RM14 3TR

Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, two front rooflight, addition of side wind…

21/02006/CLOPUD 27 Jan 2022

2020 Approved

62 Church Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3TT

Part single part two storey rear extension with one Juliet balcony

20/00926/HHA 15 Dec 2020

2016 Approved

Five Acres 66 Church Lane Bulphan RM14 3TT

Demolition of a larger residential outbuilding and replacement with a residential annexe.

16/01481/FUL 15 Feb 2017

2016

Five Acres 66 Church Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3TT

Use of the entire land edged in red on location plan as residential curtilage.

16/01465/CLEUD 26 Oct 2016

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

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.

40 Church Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3TT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 12

Application forms 1

Other documents 1

Site constraints 7

Sales history 1

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