26 Birch Close South Ockendon Essex RM15 6XD
Refused on 24 September 2026
Council decision: Permission Refused1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Retention of outbuilding
- Received
- 31 July 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 8 November 2026
- Council
- Thurrock Council
- Ward
- Warley
- ReceivedReceived31 Jul
- ValidatedValidated30 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date25 Sep
- DecidedDecided24 Sep
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 26 Birch Close South Ockendon Essex RM15 6XD. Thurrock has handled 213 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 3 applications across Warley. We hold 150 applications in total for the RM15 postcode area.
81% of full applications at Thurrock Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The outbuilding, by virtue of its scale, bulk and cumulative floorspace in combination with the existing rear extension, constitutes a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original dwelling and results in harm to the openness of the Green Belt. The development significantly exceeds the allowance of two reasonably sized rooms and the considerations advanced do not amount to Very Special Circumstances. The development is contrary to Policies CSSP4 and PMD6 of the Thurrock Local Development Framework Core Strategy (2015), the Residential Alterations and Extensions SPD (2017), and Policies GB6 and GB7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- RM15 6XD
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 25 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Collins & Coward
- Agent address
- 22 Post Office Road Broomfield Chelmsford CM1 7AD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Mr Clive Theobald
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Thurrock
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