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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 dates4,812Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,035 approved or refused records
622Refused applications
3,413 approved · 622 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Permitted24/00945/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with three front roof lights and a rear dormer.
20 Falcon Way South Ockendon Essex RM15 5FW
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00946/CONDC
Application for the discharge of condition no 33 (Post Excavation Analysis) of planning permission ref: 21/01309/FUL [Development of a new secondary school with associated sports facilities, access, parking, highway improvements, landscaping and ancillary works]
Land Adjacent Masefield Road Properties Blackshots Stadium And 44 Stanford Road Grays Essex
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00947/ADV
Di bond panels with marketing messaging affixed to existing plain hoarding to advertise the development across the frontage of the site facing the High Street
76 High Street Grays Essex RM17 6HU
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00948/LBC
Installation of solar panels on the south east facing corrugated roof of the outbuilding/barn at the rear of the garden within the curtilage of the listed property
Prosbus Hall High Road Fobbing Essex SS17 9JH
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00949/CLOPUD
Single storey side and rear extensions
Highfield Cottage Moss Acre Lower Dunton Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8QD
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00950/CV
Application for the variation of Conditions No.3 (Materials) of planning permission 23/00038/HHA (Loft conversion with 2 small front dormers and 1 rear dormer) to allow the retention of the changes made in regard to the outer finish materials of the property.
33 Gunning Road Grays Essex RM17 6UQ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00951/FUL
Change of use of first floor flood refuge area to additional nursery classroom
Pier Lodge Day Nursery Thames Road Grays Essex RM17 6JP
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00952/CLOPUD
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development seeking confirmation that a replacement drum shed is permitted development.
Coryton Advanced Fuels Ltd The Manorway Coryton Essex SS17 9LN
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Refused24/00953/FUL
Proposed subdivision of the existing residential site and construction of a pair of semi-detached two bedroom dwellings, and relocation of vehicle access.
16 Crouch Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4BX
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Refused24/00954/HHA
Single storey rear extension with two roof lanterns.
3 Heathland Way Grays Essex RM16 2DF
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00955/TPOCA
T1 - holm oak - Crown lift and cut back off house roof, reshape crown and thin to create an even crown. T2 - robinia - reshape and thin crown.
Old House South Hill Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8LA
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00956/TPOCA
T3 - Cypress fell to ground level and grind stump to allow TPO robinia more space to grow into a better shapeT4 - yew crown lift to four metres to allow for access underneathT5 - yew crown lift to four metres to allow for access underneathT6 - spruce fell to ground level and grind stump to give more space in the gardenT7 - robinia deadwoodT8 - cherry fell to ground level and grind stump, tree has low vitality in crown. Would like to replace with other species
Old House South Hill Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8LA
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00957/OUT
Outline Planning Permission (All Matters Reserved), for the erection of 4 no. two bedroom flats
Land Adjacent 43 And To Rear Of 45 To 47 River View Chadwell St Mary Essex
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00958/FUL
Demolition of existing workshop and the construction of a 4 bedroom house with associated car parking, waste storage and amenity space to the rear 136 - 138 Long Lane Stifford
Land At 136 And 138 Long Lane Stifford Clays Grays Essex
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00959/FUL
Change of use on the ground floor from vacant pub to restaurant and bar, internal reconfiguration, external ventilation and extract for kitchen and includes refurbishment to external elevations.
The White Hart Kings Walk Grays Essex RM17 6HR
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00960/LBC
Change of use on the ground floor from vacant pub to restaurant and bar, internal reconfiguration, external ventilation and extract for kitchen and includes refurbishment to external elevations.
The White Hart Kings Walk Grays Essex RM17 6HR
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00961/HHA
Loft conversion with two pitched dormers on the front roof slope. Three skylights on the rear roof slope and two skylights on the existing gable protection. Raise ridge height of main dwelling.
289 Lodge Lane Grays Essex RM17 5PR
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00962/FUL
Installation of 2 x 12m long storage containers (Continued use of containers following previous approval 22/00687/FUL)
Essex Partnership University NHS Trust Thurrock Community Hospital Long Lane Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2PX
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00963/PASOL
Proposed rooftop Solar PV installation comprising of 591 x 440W PV panels, installed using a low-rise mounting kit.
DSV Road Stonehouse Lane Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1NS
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00964/HHA
Demolition and re-construction of existing single storey rear extension and existing front porch
65 Laird Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2NL
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00965/FUL
Proposed new dwelling house.
22 Victoria Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2RP
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00966/PAOFFR
Application under Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the Change of Use from Use Class E (Offices) to Use Class C3 (2 no, two bedroom duplex apartments)
Thameside Electric Ltd 713 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3HX
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/00967/TELENQ
Regulation 5 Notice of intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus near Oakdene, Black Bush Lane, Horndon On The Hill, SS17 8PT
Telecommunications Cabinet Black Bush Lane Horndon On The Hill Essex
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/00968/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition No.11 (Surfacing of Roads and Footpaths) and No.12 (Surfacing of Parking Areas) of planning permission ref: 20/00281/FUL (Demolition of existing dwelling and all other associated out-buildings and erection of 3 no. bungalow style dwellings.)
Elmlee Patricia Drive Fobbing Essex SS17 9HR
Received 11 Sept 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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