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Thurrock Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Thurrock Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates4,711Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 3,943 approved or refused records
611Refused applications
3,332 approved · 611 refused · 106 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and growthLocal plan Local Plan and Planning policyPre-application advice Planning pre-application adviceConservation areas Conservation areas
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas7 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Permitted24/00074/HHA
Single storey rear extension
21 Maunder Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6BW
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00075/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 22/01404/FUL to amend layout of photovoltaic panels at roof level and insert additional window on the east elevation.
Land At 520 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3BJ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Refused24/00077/CLEUD
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm use of land and building for manufacturing and sales of sporting memorabilia, including parking of staff vehicles, customers and lorries/vans for deliveries/loading and unloading.
Land Adjacent The Paddock And Nutoi Park Gate Road Corringham Essex
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00078/HHA
Conservatory.
59 Connaught Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2XS
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00079/HHA
Single storey rear extension with lean-to roof
5 Boleyn Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6NU
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00080/FUL
Installation of small box dormer to side elevation, and external fire escape, leading to existing mezzanine floor of church hall.
Restoration Centre Quebec Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7RA
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00081/PASOL
The development comprises of 298 PV panels each with 405 wattage capacity totaling a system size of 120.69kW. The PV arrays are situated on one pitch in the middle of the building.
James Latham PLC Unit 22 To 24 Purfleet Industrial Park Juliet Way Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM15 4YA
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Refused24/00083/FUL
Change of use from Class E to restaurant/ take-away (Sui-Generis), including retention/alterations to existing rear extension to create a new kitchen area
Mama G's Afro Caribbean Store 21 Broadway Grays Essex RM17 6EW
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00084/HHA
Removal of existing conservatory, relocation of entrance door from side to front, internal alterations and changes to fenestration with the addition of window to side elevation. Erection of dormer to rear roof slope.
4 Manor Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NY
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00085/NMA
Application for Non Material Amendment of planning permission 23/00117/HHA (Single storey rear extension) to build the exterior walls with blocks and render finish, not bricks.
82 Victoria Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2RW
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00086/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.50 metres and eaves height of 2.50 metres.
48 Rayleigh Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NE
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00087/HHA
Erection of a single storey rear extension and dormer to side roof slope, with relocation of front door and new porch.
33 Ashley Gardens Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2LR
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00088/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 3.84 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.60 metres and eaves height of 3.60 metres.
114 Cromwell Road Grays Essex RM17 5HW
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00090/TPOCA
Ash tree requires felling as dead.
Building 13 Thames Industrial Park Princess Margaret Road East Tilbury Essex RM18 8RH
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00091/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer and three front facing roof lights to front roof slope.
116 Quebec Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7RA
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Refused24/00092/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.50 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
116 Quebec Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7RA
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00093/FUL
Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to a youth residential care home (Class C2).
210 Arisdale Avenue South Ockendon Essex RM15 5FE
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00094/NMA
Application for a proposed non-material amendment to amend approved plans of planning permission ref 23/00078/FUL (Construction of production warehouse (B2 use), plant and tanks with associated ancillary works)
Procter & Gamble Product Supply (Uk) Ltd Hedley Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 4AL
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Permitted24/00095/NMA
Application for a non-material amendment of planning permission ref: 23/01068/HHA (Front porch) for amendments to reduce width of approved porch
58 Oakway Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2HR
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Unknown24/00096/TELENQ
Installation of electronic communications apparatus/development.
Grays Central Library Thameside Complex Orsett Road Grays Essex RM17 5DX
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decided24/00097/TPOCA
One common beech tree to be reduced in height by 4 metres and width by 3 metres
Old Norths Cottage Rectory Road Orsett Essex RM16 3JU
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Withdrawn24/00098/FUL
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, part first floor rear extension, provision of car parking area & cycle storage area to rear and change of use of extended dwelling from C3 dwellinghouse use to Sui Generis use as a Larger HMO
618 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3HL
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Refused24/00099/CV
Application for variation of Condition 9 (Hours of Operation) of planning permission ref: THU/341/92 [Outline Application for Construction of 5,022m2 - B1/B8 Units plus Estate Road.] to allow for the following hours of operation: No service, delivery, or collection vehicles shall visit or leave the site except between the hours of 6am to 10pm Monday to Fridays, 7am to 6pm Saturdays and not at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays, and no industrial processes shall be carried out on the premises except between the hours of 7am and 7pm Mondays to Fridays, 7am to 1pm Saturdays and not at all on Sundays or Bank Holidays.
Coward Industrial Estate St Johns Road Chadwell St Mary Essex
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Refused24/00101/OUT
Outline planning permission (all matters reserved) for the erection of dwellings.
Land Adjacent Starlight Patricia Drive Fobbing Essex
Received 25 Jan 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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