Land Adjacent The Gables Sandy Lane Chadwell St Mary Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00973/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of two one-bedroom flats and one two-bedroom flat on land adjacent to The Gables, Sandy Lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 20:02

Application progress

✓

Received

24 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 4 Nov 2026; it is now day 66.

Comments are open until 4 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 25

Statements & assessments 3

PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT FINAL Studies and Reports · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT. Studies and Reports · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND ROOST ASSESSMENT FOR THE GABLES Studies and Reports · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 18

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗

National infrastructure project 462 m away: Lower Thames Crossing

The site is 462 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant (decided, 890 m); Norwich to Tilbury (examination closed, recommendation due, 1171 m); Tilbury2 (decided, 1557 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 ↗

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Sunspan, Grade II, 47 m away

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Priority habitat 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Chadwell St Mary built-up area; 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. 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: Full Planning Permission Application
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: Chadwell St Mary
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Prime Projects Design and Management Limited

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 79% of new homes in Thurrock are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 23 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 667 days to the predicted decision (day 73)

45%decided within 8 weeks

70%approved

12%go to committee

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

Public comments

5comments received

4 objecting1 neutral

80% object · above the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 4 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

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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