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Recreation Ground Grove Road Stanford Le Hope Essex

26/00972/FULRefused

Proposal

Replace existing tennis courts with 4no. padel courts, with partially enclosed canopy structure over 3 courts, together with associated lighting, seating/waiting area, storage/service facilities, cycle parking and alterations to the existing car park

Received
8 September 2026
Decided
25 September 2026 · Application Refused
Public comments
0 · last counted 15 October 2026
Ward
Tynemouth
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.30 Sep
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 17 days

This is a planning application at Recreation Ground Grove Road Stanford Le Hope Essex. Thurrock has handled 1,263 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 17 days, 5 weeks quicker than Thurrock's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Tynemouth. We hold 255 applications in total for the SS17 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00972/FUL
Address
Recreation Ground Grove Road Stanford Le Hope Essex
Postcode
SS17 0EP
Local Authority
Thurrock
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Tynemouth
Parish
North Shields

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 August 2026
Target Decision Date
3 November 2026
Date Decided
25 September 2026
Date Validated
8 September 2026
Date Submitted
8 September 2026
Consultation End
30 September 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Refused
Case Officer
Rebecca Andison

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
18
Coordinates
51.513817, 0.425204
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Thurrock

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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.

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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

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