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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 dates4,785Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,008 approved or refused records
619Refused applications
3,389 approved · 619 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Unknown24/00622/SCO
Requesting an EIA scoping opinion for a proposed residential development at North Grays, Thurrock, together with the accompanying EIA scoping report.
Land (Sites A B And C) Adjacent A13 A1012 Long Lane And Stifford Clays Road Stifford Clays Grays Essex
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00623/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights.
30 Heathland Way Grays Essex RM16 2DQ
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00624/CLOPUD
Outbuilding.
6 Anton Road South Ockendon Essex RM15 5AT
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00625/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.4 metres and eaves height of 3 metres.
6 Anton Road South Ockendon Essex RM15 5AT
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00626/HHA
Ground floor side extension and front dormers
2 Orchard View Robinson Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8PU
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00627/TPO
Prune T505 remove lower branches to a height of 3-3.5m ensuring 1 m clearance of top of security fencePrune T519 remove lower branches to a height of 2m , prune to clear light column by 1m
Police Station Brooke Road Grays Essex RM17 5BX
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00628/ELEENQ
Proposed relocation of existing ground mounted compact transformer at Land at Corringham Welding, Rookery Hill, SS17 9LB
Rookery Hill Timber Treatment The Timber Yard Rookery Hill Corringham Essex SS17 9LB
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00629/FUL
Demolition of existing stable block and erection of a new stable/livestock shelter
Hillymead House Orsett Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8NS
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00630/NMA
Non-material alterations to the configuration of the service yard and changes to one elevation.
Marks & Spencer Weston Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3LJ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00631/HHA
Ground floor side and rear extension.
33 Moore Avenue Tilbury Essex RM18 8DP
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00632/HHA
First floor rear extension with pitched roof and an additional window along the left flank wall.
6 Wood Avenue Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1TL
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decided24/00634/TPOCA
T1 = To crown reduce 1 x Ash tree by 2.0/2.5mtrs, light access, general maintenance.
The Larches Rectory Road Orsett Essex RM16 3EH
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00635/HHA
Reconfiguration and alteration of existing outbuilding with raised roof height.
1 Russel Road Grays Essex RM17 5JX
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00636/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with rear and side dormer, two velux windows to the front and window to the side dormer
89A Clarence Road Grays Essex RM17 6RA
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00637/FUL
The temporary positioning of a single demountable class-base for a period of 3 years
Treetops School Buxton Road Grays Essex RM16 2WU
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00638/HHA
Single storey side extension to include hip roof, garage conversion, new single storey rear extension and addition of roof light and skylight.
27 Central Avenue Corringham Essex SS17 7PH
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00639/FUL
Erection of new one bedroom dwelling to land rear of Bay Cottages.
Land To Rear Of Bay Cottages High Road Fobbing Essex
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00640/HHA
Demolition of existing porch and erection of single storey front extension.
129 Crammavill Street Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2AN
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00641/FUL
Change of use from B8 to B2 to allow use for MOT testing
Secure Vehicle Systems Ltd Unit A1 Wick Place Industrial Estate Brentwood Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3TL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00642/HHA
Conversion of single-storey dwelling to a two-storey dwelling with the addition of a two-storey side and single storey rear extension and alterations to the main roof and fenestration layout of the dwelling.
White Lodge Fourth Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8HN
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00643/HHA
Single and two-storey rear extensions, BBQ area and swimming pool
Tanga Inglefield Road Fobbing Essex SS17 9HW
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00644/HHA
Front door and window replacement and loft conversion with two roof lights at the front and two roof lights at the rear slope of the roof.
18 Brandon Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6QX
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00645/HHA
Single storey rear extension
24 Poplar Close South Ockendon Essex RM15 6TU
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00646/TPO
T1 T2 T3 Three cedar trees - Crown reduction of 2.5 metre with a 2metre side reduction
The Maples College Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5UN
Received 11 Jun 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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