Planning application
Land Adjacent Buckingham Hill Road And Stanford Road Stanford Le Hope Essex
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline application for the erection of a 14MW Data Centre and ancillary development (all matters reserved except for access points).
As published by the council, reference 26/01013/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01013/OUT
- Category
- Outline
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thurrock register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00719/PAPNAF Decided
Land Adjacent Buckingham Hill Road And Stanford Road Stanford Le Hope Essex
Two identical agricultural storage buildings, General-purpose grain store
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Thurrock
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Thurrock for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Thurrock's median decision took 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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25/00571/OUT Granted
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26/00863/OUT Awaiting decision
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