Planning application
Heley International 690 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) to a mixed-use leisure development comprising indoor electric go-karting (Sui Generis), indoor recreational uses including soft play, trampolines and crazy golf (Class E), together with ancillary café/bar, parking and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/00291/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00291/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- OLD West Thurrock And South Stifford
- Postcode
- RM20 3JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Thurrock
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Permitted
Previously Awaiting decision.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Smart Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Wickford
Active · incorporated 2002 · Wickford
78 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 63% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
- TC HIGHWAYS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS
- PROPOSED WASTE MANAGEMENT
- SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS
- APPLICATION A DRAWING REGISTER
- REFUSE STRATEGY
- TC HIGHWAYS
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT PART 1
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT V2.0. PT2
- CAR PARK MANAGEMENT STRATEG
- REFUSE STRATEGY
- INDICATIVE CCTV LOCATIONS PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- DRAWING REGISTER
- PLANNING SUPPORT STATEMENT V2.0
- TRAVEL PLAN JUNE 2026
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- TC HIGHWAYS
- ESSEX POLICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION MAP (A4_10000)
- LOCATION PLAN (A4_2500)
- AERIAL PLAN (A3_NTS)
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN (A2_500)
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN (A2_200)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS A AND B (A2_200)
- EXISTING SITE PLAN (A2_500)
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS C AND D (A2_200)
- 26-03-13 SUBMIT LETTER V1.0
- 26-03-13 TRAVEL PLAN V3.0
- 26-03-13 25.8186 APPLICATION A DRAWING REGISTER
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN (A2_200)
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS A AND B (A2_200)
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS C AND D (A2_200)
- 26-03-13 TRANSPORT STATEMENT V3.0 PART 2
- 26-03-13 TRANSPORT STATEMENT V3.0 PART 1
- 26-03-13 PLANNING SUPPORT STATEMENT V1.0
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Thurrock granted permission on 4 September 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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