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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Thurrock Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,224 approved · 592 refused · 103 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Nov 2016 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Aveley Tyre Centre Ship Lane Aveley Essex RM15 4HB
Received 22 May 2023Unit 255 Lakeside Shopping Centre West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 2ZQ
Received 22 May 2023Land Adjcent The Flagship Centre London Road Tilbury Essex
Received 23 May 20237 Mallins Way Grays Essex RM16 2EQ
Received 23 May 2023Bodell And Co Accountants 31 South Road South Ockendon Essex RM15 6NU
Received 23 May 2023Telecommunications Mast Port Of Tilbury Tilbury Freeport Tilbury Essex
Received 19 May 202321 Holst Close Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8RB
Received 23 May 2023Darbo 101 Branksome Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8BH
Received 23 May 2023Sainsbury's Burghley Road Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6QQ
Received 23 May 2023Sainsbury's Burghley Road Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6QQ
Received 23 May 202393 - 95 Parker Road Grays Essex
Received 23 May 202362 Belmont Road Grays Essex RM17 5YJ
Received 23 May 202397 Malthouse Drive Grays Essex RM17 5FG
Received 24 May 2023Tesco Cygnet View West Thurrock Essex RM20 1TX
Received 24 May 2023186 Lodge Lane Grays Essex RM16 2TP
Received 24 May 202318 Bellmaine Avenue Corringham Essex SS17 7TB
Received 24 May 202332 Vexil Close Purfleet-on-Thames Essex RM19 1SG
Received 24 May 202310 Sundew Court Grays Essex RM17 6UX
Received 25 May 2023Land Adjacent 5 Malpas Road Chadwell St Mary Essex
Received 25 May 20231 Oak Road Grays Essex RM17 6JX
Received 25 May 2023The Stables Sandy Lane Farm Sandy Lane Aveley Essex RM15 4XP
Received 25 May 202318 Bradleigh Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5XD
Received 25 May 2023North Stifford Off Licence 7 Browns Cottages High Road North Stifford Grays Essex RM16 5UH
Received 25 May 2023The Crown And Anchor 43 High Street Aveley Essex RM15 4BB
Received 25 May 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Thurrock Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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