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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 dates4,817Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,039 approved or refused records
622Refused applications
3,417 approved · 622 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Permitted24/00998/HHA
(Retrospective) Single storey rear extension
2 Elwick Road South Ockendon Essex RM15 6ED
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Refused24/00999/NMA
Application for Non-Material Amendments to planning permission 24/00340/FUL (Erection of semi-detached two storey dwelling on land adjacent to 40 First Avenue and formation of new vehicular crossover with dropped kerb for access of main dwelling) involving a double garage.
40 First Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JR
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01000/CLOPUD
Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights.
32 Heathland Way Grays Essex RM16 2DQ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01001/TPO
1x mature Sycamore tree to reduce to previous pruning points for general maintenance. Tree also has major deadwood.
25 Button Road Grays Essex RM17 5HE
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Refused24/01003/HHA
Part single storey side/rear extension and part first floor side and rear extension.
79 Water Lane Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1GX
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01004/CLOPUD
Single storey rear extensions and outbuilding
20 Bermuda Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7DA
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01005/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 4 (sample render removal) and no 5 (paint colour) of planning permission ref. 23/00836/LBC (Repairs to external rendering, painting and decorations works to the Listed Building).
The Royal Hotel London Road Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1QA
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01007/FUL
(Retropective) planning application for addtional parking spaces for the driving standards test centre and construction of vehicle access
Driving Standards Agency Montana House Russell Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7AE
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Refused24/01008/HHA
Loft conversion with 6 no. dormer windows, 3 no. on either flank, hipped roof to gable end walls.
223A Lodge Lane Grays Essex RM17 5PX
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01009/FUL
Redevelopment of the site to provide 2 semi detached and 1 detached house, provision of car parking and associated works.
Land Adjacent Harley Cottage Rookery Hill Corringham Essex
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01010/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by Condition 8 -(Sustainable development) of planning permission ref 22/01404/FUL (Demolition of the existing structure on site; erection of a new building comprising workshop E(g)(iii) and officefloorspace E(g)(i) at ground floor level (including mezzanine) and office floorspace at first floor level; and new car parking andlandscaping arrangements.)
Land At 520 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3BJ
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01011/FUL
Construction of 2 bedroom end of terrace dwelling with new vehicular access for the new dwelling.
29 Rushdon Close Grays Essex RM17 5QN
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Refused24/01012/FUL
New build three bedroom house.
78 Fairway Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2AJ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01013/HHA
Loft conversion with two rear pitched roof dormers, with one front and two side roof lights.
15 Bromley Grays Essex RM17 6LE
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Refused24/01014/FUL
Change of use of amenity land to residential curtilage, construction of a single storey side extension (garage) and the formation of a vehicular crossover accessing the highway.
29 Jesmond Road Grays Essex RM16 2QS
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01015/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition No.8 (Details of Vehicular Access) of Planning Permission Ref: 22/01605/FUL (Erection of a 2 storey 2 bedroom end-of-terrace dwelling and vehicular access).
78 Courtney Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4TY
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01016/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.30 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
5 Field Road Aveley Essex RM15 4AL
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Refused24/01017/FUL
Alterations to facades and erection of a 2nd storey above the 1st floor to create two self contained 2 bed, 3 person flats
ATM 74 High Street Aveley Essex
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01018/HHA
Single storey 3 metre rear extension
22 Wilsman Road South Ockendon Essex RM15 6QB
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01019/ADV
Shop front sign replacement with new shop name and logo no bigger than the overall existing sign
The Fantastic Chop Shop 16 St Johns Way Corringham Essex SS17 7LJ
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Refused24/01020/HHA
Two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension with garage loft conversion and extension with rear dormer and extend vehicle access
45 Ward Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5RW
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Permitted24/01021/HHA
(Retrospective) Outbuilding.
54 Ruskin Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4HB
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01023/SCO
Request for Scoping Opinion - Regulation 15 Of The Town And Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (As Amended) at Land At Tilbury3, Port Of Tilbury London Limited (Potll)
Land Part Of Tilbury Energy Centre (Tilbury 3) Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Unknown24/01024/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 2 (Materials) and no 5 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) of planning permission ref 20/01171/FUL (Conversion of ground floor ancillary retail storage units (E Use Class) to provide 1 x 2 bedroom flat and 2 x1 bedroom flats (C3 Use Class) with associated landscaping).
Stanford House Princess Margaret Road East Tilbury Essex
Received 25 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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