South 3 Pacific Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex

Pending 26/00549/FUL
Council
Date received
18 May 2026
Date validated
20 May 2026
Postcode
SS17

Description

Temporary retention of a lorry parking facility, comprising three haulage yards and an ad-hoc multi user HGV parking area, with office floorspace, open storage and a canteen facility. Access infrastructure comprising a single carriageway road. Ancillary welfare, HGV refuelling and washing facilities, car and cycle parking, services infrastructure including an electricity sub-station, drainage, landscaping, lighting and boundary treatment.

Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#101 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Thurrock is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #27 out of 292. Thurrock is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #255 of 292
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #273 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #27 of 292
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #52 of 292
60%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
43 decided
711
Total decisions
132 refused in 2025