Lakeside Centre Management Suite Lakeside Shopping Centre West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 2ZJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00845/ADV - Advertisement Consent Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of external tower signs at the northern and southern customer entrance points on the eastern elevation of Lakeside Shopping Centre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Sept 2026, from Thurrock's recent advertisement consent. The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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
Advertisement Consent Application
Postcode
RM20 2ZJ
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
West Thurrock And South Stifford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Profectus Town Planning

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Thurrock usually decides advertisement consent by day 56.

Day 542 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
13decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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