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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 dates4,878Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,095 approved or refused records
630Refused applications
3,465 approved · 630 refused · 111 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Permitted25/00134/TPO
T1 = To Reduce 1 X Poplar Tree by 4.0MtrsT2 = To Reduce 1 X Lime Tree by 4.0MtrsGENERAL MAINTENCELIGHT ACCESS
18 Northfields Grays Essex RM17 5TN
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00135/HHA
Loft conversion
20 Woodend Close Grays Essex RM17 5FN
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00136/CLOPUD
Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, juliet balcony and roof lights to front.
10 Masefield Road Grays Essex RM16 2GT
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00137/FUL
Retention of classroom block for permanent use as a Children's Nursery (dual Class E(f) and Education (F1 (a) uses), including wraparound childcare facility, ancillary school facilities for pupils, creation of a forest school garden and associated alterations and cladding to elevations.
Orsett Heath Academy Oakfield Long Lane Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2QH
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Refused25/00138/HHA
Loft conversion with front and rear dormer and skylights to either side of the hip roof.
15 Bromley Grays Essex RM17 6LE
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00139/FUL
Replacement dwelling with new two storey dwelling
Highfield Cottage Moss Acre Lower Dunton Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8QD
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00140/FUL
Demolition of the existing neighbouring detached two-storey house and construction of a double-storey side extension with a rear extension at the adjoining house, and brick wall with timber slats to front boundary. (Amended design of approved planning application No.24/01259/FUL)
43 Scratton Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0PA
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Refused25/00141/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.90 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.70 metres and eaves height of 2.90 metres.
149 Parsonage Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 4AY
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00142/CLOPUD
Proposal for the erection of stables with tack room and a separate hay barn within the residential curtilage of Naiad considered as permitted development under Schedule 2 Part 1 Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
Naiad Lower Dunton Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3TD
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00143/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no.18 (site investigations HS1) of planning permission ref 23/01249/FUL (Hybrid application for redevelopment of the site, including: 1. Outline application (all matters reserved, except for means of access) for construction of commercial buildings (use Classes B2, B8, use of Plot 1A for a liquid waste treatment plant and 1C for battery storage) of up to 3,306 square metres with associated infrastructure (including structural landscape buffering and car parking). 2. Full planning application for the erection of a commercial building (use Class B2) and infrastructure on Plot 5A (including landscaping and car parking).)
Kerneos Site South Of London Road West Thurrock Essex
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Refused25/00144/HHA
Garage conversion into habitable room and erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension.
34 Devereux Road Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6PD
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00145/TPO
Tree Works on TPO 05/1984 to be carried out in accordance with recommendations in QTRA Tree Survey - Tree Ventures dated 5 March 2024.
61 Second Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8DS
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00146/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no.17 (contaminated land) of planning permission ref 23/01249/FUL (Hybrid application for redevelopment of the site, including: 1. Outline application (all matters reserved, except for means of access) for construction of commercial buildings (use Classes B2, B8, use of Plot 1A for a liquid waste treatment plant and 1C for battery storage) of up to 3,306 square metres with associated infrastructure (including structural landscape buffering and car parking). 2. Full planning application for the erection of a commercial building (use Class B2) and infrastructure on Plot 5A (including landscaping and car parking).)
Kerneos Site South Of London Road West Thurrock Essex
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00147/FUL
[Retrospective] Amended approval for a change of use from A2 (professional and financial) to C3 (dwellinghouse) (4 no. 2 bed duplex apartments), part demolition of existing building, creation of first floor rear extension and alteration to rear access and additional hardstanding including amended parking layout (Original ref: 21/00359/FUL).
24 - 26 Calcutta Road Tilbury Essex
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00148/HHA
Single storey rear extension with a glazed lantern over. Garage flat roof raised to match the height of the new extension and allow for adequate insulation. Alterations to the fenestration of the entrance porch with new render finish. Hanging tiles on the upper level of the front elevation replaced with render.
17 Bibby Close Corringham Essex SS17 7QB
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Refused25/00149/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.2 metres and eaves height of 3 metres.
74 Kent Road Grays Essex RM17 6DF
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00150/CLOPUD
Demolition of two existing outbuildings, and proposed replacement outbuilding with decking.
74 Kent Road Grays Essex RM17 6DF
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Refused25/00151/CLOPUD
Proposed Dormer Loft Conversion
40 First Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JR
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00152/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 3 (Samples of Materials) , 7 (Refuse Strategy and Bin Store Details), 8 (Landscaping Plan), and 9 (Noise Mitigation) of planning permission ref 23/01318/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings on site and the erection of 6 no. dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.)
Tag Contract Services Ltd Whitehall Works Whitehall Lane Grays Essex RM17 6SS
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00153/ADV
2 x signs depicting the name and logo of the building occupier
Cosco Shipping North 4 North Sea Crossing Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 9ER
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00154/TPO
T4 and T20 - reduce canopy by 2.5-3 metres max. to reduce strain on trunk and reduce risk of damage to property.
Woodlands Inglefield Road Fobbing Essex SS17 9HW
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00155/CLEUD
Certificate of Lawfulness seeking confirmation that planning permission ref: 22/00411/FUL for the (demolition of existing structures and redevelopment to provide a building for industrial and warehousing purposes (Use Classes B2 & B8), ancillary offices, associated parking and servicing, landscaping, highways works and infrastructure) has been lawfully implemented through the construction of part of a road before 1st July 2025.
Transmec Uk London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3LH
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00156/TPO
T1 Lombardy Poplar reduce to previous points by removing between 4-5m of regrowth in-order to control the trees overall size whilst maintaining a visual amenity.
13 Newburgh Road Grays Essex RM17 6UG
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Permitted25/00158/CV
Application for the variation of condition no.2 (plans list) of planning permission ref 24/00803/FUL as amended by non-material amendment 25/00058/NMA (Demolition of existing pumphouse and construction of a workshop (Class B2), provision of parking spaces and associated works including hard landscaping) to increase the size and amend location of the approved workshop and to provide additional parking spaces along with associated alterations
Coryton Energy Co Ltd Coryton Power Station The Manorway Coryton Essex SS17 9GN
Received 12 Feb 2025
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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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