Planning application
Police Station Darenth Lane South Ockendon Essex RM15 5LJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of the two police houses (Sui Generis Use) into two Houses of Multiple Occupation (C4 use) with the addition of front porches with associated parking and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/00287/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00287/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- OLD Ockendon
- Decision by
- Chief Planning Officer Decision
- Postcode
- RM15 5LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thurrock register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00286/FUL Awaiting decision
Police Station Darenth Lane South Ockendon Essex RM15 5LJ
First floor rear extension and change of use and conversion of the former station building (Sui Generis) use into a large HMO (Sui Generis) use, providing 26 studio rooms, with associated parking and landscaping.
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24/00333/FUL Granted
Police Station Darenth Lane South Ockendon Essex RM15 5LJ
Change of use of former Police Station and existing outbuilding (Sui Generis) to a Gym (Class E(d)). Erection of a first floor extension and associated development including parking arrangements.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Thurrock
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approved
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Scene Architects Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- ECOLOGY
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR.
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE & FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED HOUSES FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS
- ESSEX POLICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- 20-3702 DARENTH LANE. SOUTH OCKENDON BNG FINAL V3
- 20-3702-DARENTH-LANE-METRIC-CALCULATION-TOOL-STATUTORY V2
- 2508380-ACE-XX-00-RP-C-0101_TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- SCN_2702_00_HOU_DESIGN ACCESS STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- SITE & ROOF PLAN
- SITE & GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- SCN-2702-FPSDL-SCN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-01_013-A1-PL02_PROPOSED SITE - FIRST FLOOR
- SCN-2702-FPSDL-SCN-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-10_010-A1-PL02_PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Thurrock granted permission on 6 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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