Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Thurrock Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,397 approved · 621 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
6 Ingram Road Grays Essex RM17 5PA
Received 15 Jul 20241 Chester Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6ET
Received 15 Jul 202414 Carnach Green South Ockendon Essex RM15 5PU
Received 15 Jul 2024Procter & Gamble Product Supply (Uk) Ltd Land At Hedley Avenue West Thurrock Essex
Received 11 Jul 202447 Monarch Close Tilbury Essex RM18 8EL
Received 15 Jul 2024101 Grove Road Grays Essex RM17 6JZ
Received 15 Jul 20243 Ireton Place Grays Essex RM17 5LT
Received 15 Jul 2024The Bungalow Old England Farm St Mary's Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3PB
Received 15 Jul 202450 Giffordside Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4JA
Received 16 Jul 20246 Anton Road South Ockendon Essex RM15 5AT
Received 16 Jul 2024Thames Industrial Park Princess Margaret Road East Tilbury Essex
Received 16 Jul 2024Tilbury Football Club St Chads Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8NL
Received 16 Jul 2024Warren House Clockhouse Lane Grays Essex RM16 6YW
Received 16 Jul 2024162 Hathaway Road Grays Essex RM17 5LJ
Received 17 Jul 20241 Mill View Baker Street Orsett Essex RM16 3NR
Received 18 Jul 2024Gammon Stables Farmhouse Baker Street Orsett Essex RM16 3LJ
Received 17 Jul 2024Tilbury Football Club St Chads Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8NL
Received 18 Jul 20241 Russel Road Grays Essex RM17 5JX
Received 18 Jul 2024Lakeside Shopping Centre West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex
Received 18 Jul 2024Stema Shipping (UK) Part Ground Floor And First Floor Alexandra House Waterfront West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 1WL
Received 19 Jul 202478 St Michaels Close Aveley Essex RM15 4SZ
Received 8 Jul 2024Emergency Access For Industrial Chemicals Hedley Avenue West Thurrock Essex
Received 19 Jul 202429 Harrington Crescent North Stifford Grays Essex RM16 5UY
Received 22 Jul 202429 Elmstead Close Corringham Essex SS17 9EL
Received 22 Jul 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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