Planning application
St Cleres School Butts Lane Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NW
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of five school blocks; refurbishment of one school block; construction of two new secondary education buildings and external plant room; reconfiguration of parking arrangements; provision of a new MUGA; associated hard and soft landscaping and ancillary works.
As published by the council, reference 26/00986/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00986/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Stanford Le Hope South
- Postcode
- SS17 0NW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thurrock register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00700/DMI Granted
St Cleres School Butts Lane Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NW
Demolition and removal of concrete garage
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26/00700/PAPNDM Granted
St Cleres School Butts Lane Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NW
Demolition and removal of concrete garage
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26/00668/SCR Awaiting decision
St Cleres School Butts Lane Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NW
EIA screening request in relation to, demolition of five school blocks including the main school block and ancillary shed, cabins and a substation. Construction of two new fit for purpose secondary education buildings and provision of improved outdoor/recreation facilities
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Thurrock
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26 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 October 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Vail Williams LLP Agent, registered in Southampton
Active · incorporated 2006 · Southampton
139 applications on PlanIndex · across 30 councils · 88% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
58 documents on file for this application
- DESK STUDY REPORT - SRP1411-GES-XX-XX-D-G-0001-572DS - REV 3.0
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN METRIC - SRP1411-LIZ-XX-XX-L-O-2110 - ST CLERES SCHOOL
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY REPORT - SRP1411-STN-00-XX-T-C-7000 - REV P04
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- ACCESS AND SECURITY - PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
- ACCESS AND SECURITY
- ACCESS AND SECURITY
- AIR QUALITY STATEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN -
- CARBON REDUCTION STRATEGY
- DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 1 OF 5 -
- DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 2 OF 5 -
- DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 3 OF 5
- DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 4 OF 5 -
- DETAILED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 5 OF 5 -
- DETAILED SITE LEVELS 1 OF 5 -
- DETAILED SITE LEVELS 2 OF 5 -
- DETAILED SITE LEVELS 3 OF 5 -
- DETAILED SITE LEVELS 4 OF 5 -
- DETAILED SITE LEVELS 5 OF 5 -
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS - E
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS -
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS -
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN -
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING SITE LOCATION PLAN -
- EXISTING SITE BLOCK PLAN -
- EXTERNAL LIGHTING STRATEGY REPORT
- FIRST FLOOR GA PLAN
- FIRST FLOOR GA PLAN -
- GA ELEVATIONS
- GA ELEVATIONS
- GA ELEVATIONS -
- GA ELEVATIONS -
- GA ELEVATIONS -
- GROUND FLOOR GA PLAN -
- GROUND FLOOR GA PLAN -
- GA EXISTING ELEVATIONS -
- ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN OVERVIEW -
- LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 1 OF 2 -
- LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 2 OF 2 -
- PHASE 1 PHASING PLAN - 1 OF 2 -
- PHASE 1 PHASING PLAN - 2 OF 2 -
- PHASE 2 PHASING PLAN - 1 OF 2 -
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT
- - EXISTING TREE SCHEDULE -
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT
- BUILDING RECORDING REPORT AND LEVEL 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY -
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- APPLICATION DOCUMENT LIST
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Thurrock for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Thurrock decided full applications in a median of 85 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Demolition and removal of concrete garage
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EIA screening request in relation to, demolition of five school blocks including the main school block and ancillary shed, cabins and a substation. Construction of two new fit for purpose secondary education buildings and provision of improved outdoor/recreation facilities
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