Costco Wholesale West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3WY

26/00795/FULApproved

Approved on 10 September 2026

2 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of part of the warehouse from warehouse club (sui generis) to ophthalmic services (Use Class E(e)) and change of use of part of the existing ophthalmic services area from Use Class E(e) to warehouse club (sui generis).

Received: 8 July 2026
Council: Thurrock Council
Ward: Darenth

ReceivedReceived8 Jul
ValidatedValidated17 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date11 Sep
DecidedDecided10 Sep

Decided in 55 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Costco Wholesale West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3WY. Thurrock has handled 1,338 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Darenth. We hold 82 applications in total for the RM20 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: RM20 3WY
Parish: Darenth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 July 2026
Target decision date: 11 September 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Onkar Kensrey

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 2: Medium 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Thurrock

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near RM20

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Nearby applications

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Contractors near this project

Find contractors for commercial fit-out near this site

View all contractors

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for changes of use on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your street Buying this property? Report on this address