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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3,389 approved · 619 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Permitted24/00675/HHA
Single storey front extension and relocation of entrance door.
196 Limeslade Close Corringham Essex SS17 7JY
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00676/HHA
Single storey rear extension
5 Mill Lane South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4YE
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00678/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawfulness in respect of proposed development comprising storage tank with an associated pump house within curtilage of existing warehouse building
Arcese UK Thurrock Park Way Tilbury Essex RM18 7HY
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00679/HHA
Part double and single storey rear, side extension, first floor side extension, solar panel installation, internal alterations and all associated works.
11 St Georges Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5XB
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00680/TBC
Change of use from Class E f) nursery to Class F1 a) for the provision of education - together with Internal alterations, replacement doors and new windows
Little Pirates North View Avenue Tilbury Essex RM18 7RT
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00681/FUL
Erection of two storey, two bedroom dwelling with associated hard and soft landscaping and parking.
83 Second Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8DS
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00682/HHA
Install glazed porch enclosure beneath existing canopy to the front elevation of the property and slight raised facia over to conceal existing gutter line.
19 Bonham Grange Church Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3BJ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00683/CONDC
Application for the discharge of condition nos. 3 (Construction Method Statement), 5 (Details of finishing), 6 (Acoustic Assessment) of planning permission ref. 23/00154/FUL.
WP Autos Unit 1 Rear Of Broadway Service Station Broadway Grays Essex RM17 6EW
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00684/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.00 metres and eaves height of 2.70 metres.
55 Parsonage Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 4AJ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00685/HHA
Proposed dormer to front roof pitch.
65 Curling Lane Grays Essex RM17 5JJ
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00686/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no.s 4 (construction environmental management plan [CEMP]) and 7 (noise) of planning permission ref: 24/00326/FUL (Construction of new plant and ancillary works)
Procter & Gamble Product Supply (Uk) Ltd Hedley Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 4AL
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Unknown24/00687/SCR
Request for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion: Proposed extension to the Lime Kilns Energy Centre
Flexitricity Lime Kilns Generating Site Lower Dunton Road Bulphan Essex
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00688/ADV
Installation of a 6.5m high Scania pylon
Scantruck Ensign House Ensign Estate Botany Way Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1TB
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00689/FUL
Use of existing access track and bridge to the south of Judds Farm and Harrow Lane for access during the operation of the consented solar farm development (planning ref. 22/01145/CV) between the eastern and western sections of the site
Land Adjacent Fen Farm Judds Farm And Part Of Bulphan Fen Harrow Lane Bulphan Essex
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00690/CLOPUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer.
231 Blackshots Lane Grays Essex RM16 2LP
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00691/FUL
Proposed change of use from (C3 use) residential to dual use (Use Classes E (a) and (b) and F2 (b)) as a Community Shop, Cafe and Hub
32 River Court Centurion Way Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1ZY
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00692/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with three front roof lights and a rear dormer.
20 Falcon Way South Ockendon Essex RM15 5FW
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00693/FUL
Detached three storey dwelling and movement of vehicle access in London Road.
634 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JT
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00694/CONDC
Discharge conditions 3 (Operation of New Gates), 4,(Biodiversity Management Plan) and 8 (Drainage Details) of planning permission 21/01531/FUL
Marks & Spencer Weston Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3LJ
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00695/HHA
Single storey rear extension
12 Cabborns Crescent Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0EA
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00696/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by conditions No.3a-c:(Landscaping Plan) and No.5 (Landscape and Biodiversity Management Plan) of planning permission ref: 23/01422/FUL (Retrospective application for the continued use of the site for open storage, for a temporary 3-year period, in connection with the existing plant and machinery storage use on the neighbouring site (John F Hunt site). Retention of associated alterations including fencing, lighting and access way and installation of new drainage basin.)
John F Hunt Plant Hire South Road South Ockendon Essex RM15 6RR
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00697/ADV
1no D6 (digital advertisement) screen
Esso Arterial Road Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1TS
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Permitted24/00698/NMA
Application for a non-material amendments to planning application 23/00820/CV (Application for the variation of conditions no.s 5 (construction period), 6 (construction traffic management plan CTMP) and 8 (HGV booking system) of planning permission ref. 21/02159/FUL (Installation of renewable energy generating station comprising ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with substation, inverter/transformer stations, site accesses, grid connection cables, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscape and biodiversity enhancements) to remove restriction on time limit for construction and increase HGV numbers) to amend fence position and detail, array detail, customer substation building, weather station, access road, CCTV poles and string inverters
Land Off Fen Lane And Medebridge Road South Ockendon Essex
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Refused24/00699/HHA
Loft conversion, half hip to gable, rear dormer and three roof windows to front
50 Wood View Grays Essex RM17 5TF
Received 25 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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