St John The Baptist Church Mucking Wharf Road Stanford Le Hope Essex

25/00202/CONDCCondition ClearanceRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 23 June 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 12 (Mechanical, Electrical, Heating and Plumbing Services) of planning permission ref: 24/00476/LBC (Listed building consent for the conversion of nave and south aisle of church to a self-contained dwelling and use of the Chancel & south chapel for purposes (not residential) ancillary to the main dwelling within the church (such as workshop or studio space) with a separate dwelling in the tower, with associated access to the building, internal and external works including new openings in North and South elevations)

Received: 21 February 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: Thurrock Council
Ward: Stanford Le Hope West

ReceivedReceived21 Feb
ValidatedValidated21 Feb
Consult.Consultation18 Mar
TargetTarget Date18 Apr
DecidedDecided23 Jun

Decided in 122 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at St John The Baptist Church Mucking Wharf Road Stanford Le Hope Essex. Thurrock has handled 137 applications of this type. This one was decided in 122 days, 9 weeks longer than Thurrock's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Stanford Le Hope West.

94% of conditions applications at Thurrock Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Condition Clearance
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 February 2025
Consultation expiry: 18 March 2025
Consultation end: 18 March 2025
Target decision date: 18 April 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St John the BaptistOn this site
Green belt: Thurrock
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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20 Feb
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