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25/01272/OUT - Outline Planning Permission Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved apart from access for residential development comprising up to 450 dwellings (houses, flats and bungalows), a new doctors surgery and health facility, retail and commercial floorspace within Use Class E, supporting recreational and public open space including sports pitches, a new park and allotments, landscaping including sustainable drainage systems and access and servicing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 21 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 371.

The consultation period closed on 2 Feb 2026.

Documents 75

Statements & assessments 41

PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCAL LEAD FLOOD AUTHORITY Consultee Comment · 2 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1 Revised Drawing · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 3 Revised Drawing · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 4 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT_PART1 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT_PART2 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT_PART3 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ENERGY STATEMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FRA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY_PART1 Superseded · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FRA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY_PART2 Superseded · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF FRA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY_PART3 Superseded · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE ASSESSMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE II GEO-ENV ASSESSMENT (FULL REPORT)_PART1 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE II GEO-ENV ASSESSMENT (FULL REPORT)_PART2 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE II GEO-ENV ASSESSMENT (FULL REPORT)_PART3 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE II GEO-ENV ASSESSMENT (FULL REPORT)_PART4 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PHASE II GEO-ENV ASSESSMENT (FULL REPORT)_PART5 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL_PART1 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL_PART2 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL_PART3 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL APPENDIX F_PART1 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL APPENDIX F_PART2 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL APPENDIX F_PART3 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_PART1 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_PART2 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_PART3 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_PART4 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_PART5 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT_PART6 Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF HOUSING AND VIABILITY STATEMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG CALCULATIONS Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Studies and Reports · 22 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Aveley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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
Outline Planning Permission Application
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Ward
OLD Aveley And Uplands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jan 2026
Agent
Simply Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 371, past the statutory target. 50% of outline applications in Thurrock are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 371280 days past the 91-day target
30%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
30%go to committee

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

Public comments

28comments received
27 objecting1 neutral

96% object · above the UK average of 74%

230 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
4 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
21 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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