44 Langhorne Road, Dagenham, Barking And Dagenham, RM10 9QX Data via plota.co.uk

Refused 26/00890/FULL - Full Planning Permission
Date received
24 Jul 2026
Decision date
13 Sept 2026
Postcode
RM10 9QX
Type
Full Planning Permission

Description

Change of use of the dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential care home for up to 6 residents aged 16- 21 years (Use Class C2) with 24- hour care provided by carers working on a shift rotation basis, addition of cycle storage, construction of a single storey rear extension, a single storey rear outbuilding and an L- shaped rear dormer extension including one roof light to the front and two to the side to facilitate conversion of roof space into habitable accommodation [Retrospective] Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Barking and Dagenham's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 13% of full applications here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
54,643decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Barking and Dagenham to go on. Barking and Dagenham decision record →

Site constraints 3

Article 4 direction
HMO Article 4. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Barking and Dagenham AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barking and Dagenham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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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Barking and Dagenham
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#81 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Barking and Dagenham is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #9 out of 296. Only 16% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barking and Dagenham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 68% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Barking and Dagenham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
64%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #296 of 296
68%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #296 of 296
93%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #9 of 296
16%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #13 of 296
43%
Minor dwellings approved
86 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
28%
Change of use approved
80 decided
725
Total decisions
260 refused in the year to March 2026