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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 dates4,806Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,029 approved or refused records
622Refused applications
3,407 approved · 622 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Permitted24/00890/DVOB
Application for a deed of variation to the s106 legal agreement to application ref 23/01500/FUL
Costco Wholesale West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3WY
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00891/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 17 (Drainage) of planning permission ref. 19/01058/OUT (Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale): Proposed construction of up to 161 new dwellings (C3) with vehicular access from Churchill Road; construction of 7,650 sq.m (GEA) of flexible employment floorspace (Use Class B1c / B2 / B8) with vehicular access from Thurrock Park Way; provision of open space including landscaping and drainage measures; new pedestrian / cycle links; and associated parking and access.)
Land Part Of Little Thurrock Marshes Thurrock Park Way Tilbury Essex
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00892/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 29 (Road, Footpath and Cyclepath Layout) of planning permission ref. 19/01058/OUT (Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale): Proposed construction of up to 161 new dwellings (C3) with vehicular access from Churchill Road; construction of 7,650 sq.m (GEA) of flexible employment floorspace (Use Class B1c / B2 / B8) with vehicular access from Thurrock Park Way; provision of open space including landscaping and drainage measures; new pedestrian / cycle links; and associated parking and access.)
Land Part Of Little Thurrock Marshes Thurrock Park Way Tilbury Essex
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00893/FUL
Use of the site for outdoor storage purposes (B8 use)
Land And Buildings Ensign Estate Botany Way Purfleet-on-thames Essex
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/00894/CV
Application for the variation of condition no 29 (Flood Wall Management Plan (EA)) of planning permission ref. 20/00242/FUL (Hybrid planning application: Detailed approval sought for the demolition and site clearance of the existing Tilbury FC Stadium (Chadfields) and the erection of a new stadium (clubhouse, stands, lighting, car park etc.) on the site of existing training pitches located to the north-east of the existing stadium. Outline approval sought for the erection of up to 112 new dwellings on the site of the existing stadium, with all matters reserved except for access) to update Flood Wall Management Plan to Flood Bund Management Plan
Tilbury Football Club St Chads Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8NL
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00895/FUL
Part first floor and second floor extension and part conversion of existing retail premises to create four residential flat units
R G Cole Kitchens 7 High Street Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0HD
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00896/FUL
(Retrospective) New palisade fencing to surround the storage area at the rear of the exchange building
Telephone Exchange Bradleigh Avenue Grays Essex
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00897/HHA
Removal of side entrance door and rear conservatory, erection of two storey rear extension and first floor part side extension. Loft conversion with pitched roof rear dormers and front roof lights.
25 Saffron Road Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6NA
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/00898/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer and juliet balcony and three front roof lights
25 Saffron Road Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6NA
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00899/HHA
Single storey side and rear extension.
8 Russel Road Grays Essex RM17 5JX
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/00900/ELEENQ
Install new electricty cable.
101A Feenan Highway Tilbury Essex RM18 8EX
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00901/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 19 (Post-Excavation Assessment and Full Site Archive) of planning permission ref 16/01574/FUL (Demolition of existing structures and construction of new roundabout and highway works at Stonehouse Corner/London Road, new secure site entrance and exit facilities, along with landscaping, drainage and associated works.)
C Ro Ports London Ltd Purfleet Thames Terminal London Road Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1SD
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00902/FUL
Annexe and games toom to rear garden
20 Barstable Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0NX
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00903/FUL
Retrospective application for a garage conversion and proposed new outbuilding.
Goldcrest Day Nursery 12 Runnymede Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0JY
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00904/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.30 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
1 Russel Road Grays Essex RM17 5JX
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00905/CONDC
Discharge of conditions 3 - Material schedule; 4 - Hard landscaping plan; 8 - EVCP; 11 - Construction, environmental and management plan and construction phase plan; and 13 - Environmental noise assessment of permission 23/00942/FUL granted 13th February 2024
Land Adjoining The Haven Grosvenor Road Orsett Essex
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00906/NMA
Application for Non-Material Amendments to planning permission 23/01071/HHA (Single storey front extension and two-storey rear extension, with alteration of rear pitch roof to a flat roof form) to reposition entrance door and omit two openings on ground level.
10 Feenan Highway Tilbury Essex RM18 8JJ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00908/FUL
Addition of an extraction system
Nabco Off Licence 6 Southend Road Grays Essex RM17 5NH
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00909/FUL
Construction and operation of a micro energy storage site
Pumping Station West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00910/CLOPUD
Stationing 6.7x9m caravan, within the definition of a caravan in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (as amended), within the garden of the property, to be used for residential purpose as ancillary accommodation to the existing dwellinghouse.Laying of hard standing 9mx6.7m
138 Heath Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 3AD
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00911/HHA
Single storey rear conservatory
48 Fetherston Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0BU
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/00913/TELENQ
Regulation 5 Notice of intention to install to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus O/S 9, Cherrydown, Grays, RM16 2PA
Telecommunication Mast Outside 9 Cherrydown Grays Essex
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00915/CV
Application for the variation of Conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission ref. 18/00551/FUL [Revised proposals seeking the development of 8 no. two bedroom semi-detached low carbon dwellings with associated access, car parking and amenity areas] varied by permission 21/00771/CV (which revised the footprint and layout of the dwellings to increase the private amenity space and provide access at ground floor levels, and to amend external materials) to allow for a change to the layout and use of the lower ground floor space as a store for each dwelling.
Land Adjacent Curling Lane Helleborine And Meesons Lane Grays Essex
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Permitted24/00916/FUL
Proposed removal of ATM & Installation of new roller shutters to shopfront.
Halifax 48 - 50 High Street Grays Essex RM17 6NA
Received 29 Aug 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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