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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 dates4,776Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,001 approved or refused records
618Refused applications
3,383 approved · 618 refused · 107 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Nov 2016 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Permitted24/00519/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 25 (Reptile Mitigation) of planning permission ref 21/01812/FUL (Detailed planning application for the construction of 230 affordable dwellings with associated parking, access, landscaping, open space and infrastructure.).
Land Adjacent And To The Rear Of The George And Dragon East Tilbury Road Linford Essex
Received 10 May 2024 - Permitted24/00520/CONDC
Application for the part approval of details reserved by condition no 6 (contaminated land) of planning permission ref: 23/00333/FUL (Demolition of the existing building and construction of a headquarters training and operational building with new vehicular accesses)
Acclaim Handling PLC Ellisam House Unit 35D Purfleet Industrial Park Juliet Way Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM15 4YA
Received 10 May 2024 - Permitted24/00521/LBC
Regularisation of retrospective internal alteration works completed not in accordance with plans approved under refs: 19/01792/CV and 19/01809/CV.
Kings House The Green West Tilbury Essex RM18 8TU
Received 10 May 2024 - Permitted24/00522/HHA
Garage conversion into a wet room, with changes to front fenestration.
7 Queen Elizabeth Avenue East Tilbury Essex RM18 8SP
Received 13 May 2024 - Permitted24/00523/CLOPUD
Dormer extension.
34 Fairview Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0DT
Received 13 May 2024 - Permitted24/00524/NMA
Application for Non Material Amendment of planning permission 22/00398/HHA (Single storey side and rear extension with balcony) for the removal of internal spiral staircase and instead add a single door leading from first floor bedroom to balcony area.
Hillview Orsett Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8NS
Received 13 May 2024 - Permitted24/00525/HHA
Two storey side extension.
37 Annalee Gardens South Ockendon Essex RM15 5DE
Received 13 May 2024 - Permitted24/00526/CLOPUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with dormer on rear roof slope and rooflights to front roof slope.
37 Annalee Gardens South Ockendon Essex RM15 5DE
Received 13 May 2024 - Permitted24/00527/HHA
Two storey side extension.
6 Sandy Lane Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4LR
Received 13 May 2024 - Refused24/00528/OUT
Hybrid application comprising redevelopment of existing commercial development for new office and internal stores along with provision of car parking to serve the new office (detailed); and up to 6 new dwellings (outline with all matters reserved except access).
Whitehall Farm Whitehall Lane Fobbing Essex SS17 9HN
Received 13 May 2024 - Permitted24/00529/HHA
Demolition of existing storage shed and erection of part single storey, part two storey side extension and new front porch.
13 Armstrong Close Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7BX
Received 13 May 2024 - Permitted24/00530/HHA
Single storey rear extension.
158 Long Lane Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2PT
Received 14 May 2024 - Refused24/00531/CLOPUD
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion.
2 Duffield Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6PA
Received 14 May 2024 - Permitted24/00532/HHA
Single storey rear extension.
4 Conrad Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0AT
Received 14 May 2024 - Permitted24/00534/HHA
Single storey rear extension.
44 Tennyson Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5RQ
Received 14 May 2024 - Permitted24/00535/HHA
Single storey ground floor rear extension
38 Cawdor Avenue South Ockendon Essex RM15 5RF
Received 14 May 2024 - Permitted24/00536/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3 metres and eaves height of 3 metres.
90 Clarence Road Grays Essex RM17 6RA
Received 14 May 2024 - Refused24/00537/HHA
Outbuilding
124 Abbotts Drive Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7BP
Received 15 May 2024 - Permitted24/00538/FUL
Two-storey end-of-terrace 2-bedroom new build dwelling, with associated subdivision of the site and landscaping and front dropped kerb and single storey rear extension to the existing property, with some internal and external alterations and demolitions.
26 Bradshawe Road Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2EA
Received 15 May 2024 - Permitted24/00539/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 4 (Acoustic Assessment) of planning permission ref 24/00102/FUL (Change of use of detached outbuilding to a two bedroom bungalow with associated external alterations.).
3 Manor Cottages Church Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3SJ
Received 10 May 2024 - Permitted24/00540/FUL
Works to building comprising: 1. Reinstatement of the entrance glazed canopy with new heritage double glazed patent glazing units, to form new cafe space. generally following the detail of original roof and re-using the existing structure. 2. New glazed screen and door to the Stations former entrance to create a new cafe. 3. Internal alterations to secondary rooms within the former Stations support space to achieve a number of lettable units for creative tenants. 4. Internal alterations to the former ticket office to create a new permanent exhibition area. 5. Modification to existing WCs and creation of new DDA WC and Changing Places facility. 6. External masonry repairs and window replacement with double glazed heritage metal framed windows. 7. Formation of two new openings in the Stations rear elevation. 8. New hard and soft landscaping to external areas surrounding the station and ancillary (TRAAC) building.9. New vehicle crossover. Use of building for mixed use comprising event and market space, lettable units for creative uses, cafe purposes and dance studio and education space.
Tilbury Riverside Station And Tilbury Art Activity Centre Ferry Road Tilbury Essex
Received 15 May 2024 - Permitted24/00541/LBC
Works to building comprising: 1. Reinstatement of the entrance glazed canopy with new heritage double glazed patent glazing units, to form new cafe space. generally following the detail of original roof and re-using the existing structure. 2. New glazed screen and door to the Stations former entrance to create a new cafe. 3. Internal alterations to secondary rooms within the former Stations support space to achieve a number of lettable units for creative tenants. 4. Internal alterations to the former ticket office to create a new permanent exhibition area. 5. Modification to existing WCs and creation of new DDA WC and Changing Places facility. 6. External masonry repairs and window replacement with double glazed heritage metal framed windows. 7. Formation of two new openings in the Stations rear elevation. 8. New hard and soft landscaping to external areas surrounding the station and ancillary (TRAAC) building.9. New vehicle crossover.
Tilbury Riverside Station And Tilbury Art Activity Centre Ferry Road Tilbury Essex
Received 15 May 2024 - Refused24/00542/HHA
Porch extension.
25 Arkwright Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8XL
Received 15 May 2024 - Permitted24/00543/CLEUD
Claim for a lawful development certificate for the operation of the site in breach of Condition 9 of 08/00533/TTGFUL. Condition 9 relates to the operating hours (including delivery and collection) of the site.
Belmont Laundry Canterbury House Arisdale Avenue South Ockendon Essex RM15 5TT
Received 15 May 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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