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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 dates4,755Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 3,983 approved or refused records
615Refused applications
3,368 approved · 615 refused · 107 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas7 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Permitted24/00336/HHA
Single storey rear extension
44 Newburgh Road Grays Essex RM17 6UG
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00337/FUL
Change of use of the land to Class B8 industrial open storage with a retaining wall and associated hardstanding as an extension to existing premises.
Land South Of Internal Road And Units Stanhope Industrial Park Wharf Road Stanford Le Hope Essex
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00338/PAOFFR
Application under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the Change of Use from commercial (Class E) use to provide 2, 1 bedroom dwellinghouses(C3) on the ground floor, and create 2 retail units accessible via the rear of the property.
CBS Furnishings 10 - 12 Cromwell Road Grays Essex RM17 5HF
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00339/HHA
First floor side extension with a three additional windows to the front, side and rear.
136D Daiglen Drive South Ockendon Essex RM15 5AR
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00340/FUL
Erection of semi-detached two storey dwelling on land adjacent to 40 First Avenue and formation of new vehicular crossover with dropped kerb for access of main dwelling.
40 First Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JR
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00341/HHA
Single storey rear extension with two roof lights and loft conversion with two rear and three front roof lights
269 Malthouse Drive Grays Essex RM17 5FH
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00342/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 4 (MATERIALS), 6 (CEMP), 7 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT) and 10 (TREE PROTECTION) of planning permission ref: 22/00117/FUL (Part single storey part two storey rear extension, front extension and extension of existing dropped kerb to existing dwelling and erection of an attached one bedroom dwelling.)
101 Feenan Highway Tilbury Essex RM18 8EX
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00343/CLOPUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with flat roof rear dormer
48A Connaught Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2XX
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00344/HHA
Single storey rear and side extension.
2 Stanford Road Orsett Essex RM16 3BS
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00345/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 3 (external materials) of planning permission reference 21/01879/FUL (Construction of detached house with attached garage with associated hardstanding and garden area on land adjacent to Cliff House)
Land Adjacent Cliff House Meesons Lane Grays Essex
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00346/CV
Application for the variation of condition no. 2 (plan list) of application reference number: 21/01879/FUL (Construction of detached house with attached garage with associated hardstanding and garden area on land adjacent to Cliff House) for amendment to the design in the form of a brick plinth
Land Adjacent Cliff House Meesons Lane Grays Essex
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00347/CLOPUD
Loft conversion comprising rear dormer and skylight windows to the front elevation. Demolition of garage and construction of a new timber framed outbuilding.
16 Markhams Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7EP
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00348/HHA
Two storey side extension
2 Duffield Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6PA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00349/HHA
Construction of a first floor side extension and part two-storey rear extension, conversion of garage into a habitable room, erection of a detached outbuilding in the rear garden, and alterations to side elevations including removal of chimney.
15 Fairway Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2AD
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00350/HHA
(Retrospective) Outbuilding.
135 Araglen Avenue South Ockendon Essex RM15 5DQ
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Refused24/00351/HHA
Single storey rear extension and first floor extension over existing rear extension.
62 Palmerston Road South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4YR
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00352/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 3.85 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.15 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres
29 First Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JR
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00353/HHA
Seeking renewed permission to approved application (ref 17/00788/HHA) to erect a single storey rear/side extension.
Oakland House High Road Fobbing Essex SS17 9HN
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00354/TPO
T1 - T5 = To Crown Reduce 5 X London Plane Trees by Circa 2.0/3.0Mtrs.Light AccessGeneral Maintenance
8 Addison Gardens Grays Essex RM17 5QU
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00355/FUL
Installation of external plant room and Air Source Heat Pumps on supporting systems complete with acoustic enclosure and associated works.
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Mayflower Road Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6SA
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00356/FUL
Erection of 2 no detached dwellings with associated private gardens and parking areas (Alternative scheme following prior approval 23/00308/PAAGR)
The Downs Elms Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3TS
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00357/FUL
Upgrade existing field access to provide a secondary access
Orsett Showground Rectory Road Orsett Essex
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00359/DMI
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed demolition of 2 oil storage tanks
Coryton Energy Co Ltd Coryton Power Station The Manorway Coryton Essex SS17 9GN
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Permitted24/00360/FUL
Permanent access track (using existing access from the highway) connected to the consented Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant DCO and a temporary construction compound
Land East Of The Proposed Thurrock Flexible Generation Site And South Of Station Road East Tilbury Essex
Received 27 Mar 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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