Planning application
Food Warehouse Unit 11A The Junction Thurrock Shopping Park Weston Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3LP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Instalation of 153kWp Solar PV System on the Roof of The Food Warehouse (Thurrock).
As published by the council, reference 26/00837/PASOND
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00837/PASOND
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- West Thurrock And South Stifford
- Postcode
- RM20 3LP
Comment by 8 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Thurrock through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Thurrock
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Thurrock took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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The process from here
This application is with Thurrock for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
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Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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