Costco Wholesale West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3WY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of part of the warehouse from warehouse club (sui generis) to ophthalmic services (Use Class E(e)) and change of use of part of the existing ophthalmic services area from Use Class E(e) to warehouse club (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Thurrock
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- RM20 3WY
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- West Thurrock And South Stifford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Chief Planning Officer Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Firstplan
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 18 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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