St Cleres School Butts Lane Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00986/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of five school blocks; refurbishment of one school block; construction of two new secondary education buildings and external plant room; reconfiguration of parking arrangements; provision of a new MUGA; associated hard and soft landscaping and ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Thurrock's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 22 Oct 2026.

Documents 53

Plans & drawings 36

PDF ACCESS AND SECURITY - PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ACCESS AND SECURITY Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN - Other · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 1 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 2 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 3 OF 5 Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 4 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 5 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED SITE LEVELS 1 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED SITE LEVELS 2 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED SITE LEVELS 4 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DETAILED SITE LEVELS 5 OF 5 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS - E Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE LOCATION PLAN - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE BLOCK PLAN - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR GA PLAN Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRST FLOOR GA PLAN - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GA ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GA ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GA ELEVATIONS - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GA ELEVATIONS - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GA ELEVATIONS - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR GA PLAN - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR GA PLAN - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GA EXISTING ELEVATIONS - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN OVERVIEW - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 1 OF 2 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 2 OF 2 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1 PHASING PLAN - 1 OF 2 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 1 PHASING PLAN - 2 OF 2 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 2 PHASING PLAN - 1 OF 2 - Current Plan · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

National infrastructure project about 699 m away: Norwich to Tilbury
The site is about 699 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, examination closed, recommendation due. Also within 2 km: Lower Thames Crossing (decided, about 859 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt about 10 m away: London; Inside the Stanford-le-Hope built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Postcode
SS17 0NW
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Stanford Le Hope South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Vail Williams LLP
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 63 of the 56-day target. Thurrock usually decides commercial and major works by day 88.

Day 6325 days to the predicted decision (day 88)
36%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

157 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 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
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.