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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 dates4,949Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,157 approved or refused records
644Refused applications
3,513 approved · 644 refused · 115 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Permitted25/00593/FUL
Conversion of existing rear outbuilding to ancillary residential use as a granny annex including the erection of a new bathroom extension and a storage shed, following the demolition of an existing temporary wooden shed.
13 Blackshots Lane Grays Essex RM16 2JT
Received 16 May 2025 - Permitted25/00594/CLOPUD
Proposed change of use from Class C3 (dwellinghouse) to Class C4 (HMO) for up to six occupants. No external alterations or operational development.
36 Antelope Avenue Grays Essex RM16 6QT
Received 19 May 2025 - Permitted25/00595/FUL
Single storey rear extension
12 Bermuda Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7DA
Received 19 May 2025 - Refused25/00596/CLEUD
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing Use) for an outbuilding that sits adjacent to Portland Lodge for use as a games room, snooker room and gym.
Portland Lodge Brentwood Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3TJ
Received 19 May 2025 - Refused25/00597/HHA
Retrospective application for new block paved driveway and erection of timber fence to front of property
6 Francisco Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6YD
Received 19 May 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00598/FUL
Hybrid planning application, comprising (1) in the Outline element the following phased development: B2 General Industrial and B8 Storage & Distribution including external storage and ancillary offices, Port-related uses including general haulier parking and a CMAT (Construction Materials and Aggregates Terminal); AND (2) in the Full element the following enabling infrastructure and other works: access and Port estate roads, a rail terminal connecting to the Tilbury2 railway siding, land re-grading and development platforms, utilities, drainage and ecological mitigation.
Land Part Of Tilbury Energy Centre (Tilbury 3) Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 19 May 2025 - Permitted25/00599/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.8 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 2.75 metres and eaves height of 2.6 metres.
69 Cruick Avenue South Ockendon Essex RM15 6EJ
Received 19 May 2025 - Permitted25/00600/CLEUD
Lawful Development Certificate seeking confirmation that an existing detached residential dwellinghouse located at the rear of the site known as 5 Broadway is Lawful.
5B Broadway Grays Essex RM17 6EW
Received 19 May 2025 - Unknown25/00601/TELENQ
Erection of 10m medium wooden pole opposite 2 Bata Avenue.
Telecommunications Mast Opposite 2 Bata Avenue Princess Margaret Road East Tilbury Essex
Received 19 May 2025 - Unknown25/00602/TELENQ
9m light wooden pole erected outside 54 Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Telecommunications Mast Adjacent 54 Queen Elizabeth Avenue East Tilbury Essex
Received 19 May 2025 - Unknown25/00603/TELENQ
Erection of 10m medium wooden pole outside The Wine Cave Co.
Production House Princess Margaret Road East Tilbury Essex RM18 8RJ
Received 20 May 2025 - Unknown25/00604/CONDC
Application for the discharge of condition no 4 (BNG Details) of planning permission ref 24/01265/FUL Use of existing lakes for fishing, construction of associated timber walkway, 14no. fishing swims, and 14no. parking spaces.
Land Including Lake And Pond North Of Harrys Place Buckles Lane South Ockendon Essex
Received 20 May 2025 - Permitted25/00605/HHA
Single storey rear extension
7 Antelope Avenue Grays Essex RM16 6QT
Received 20 May 2025 - Unknown25/00606/TELENQ
Erection on 11m medium wooden pole outside 133 Coronation Avenue.
Telecommunications Mast Adjacent 133 Coronation Avenue East Tilbury Essex
Received 20 May 2025 - Permitted25/00608/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 14 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 15 (Construction Worker Travel Plan) of planning permission ref 23/01502/FUL (Proposed construction a new cable tunnel beneath the River Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend to provide additional transmission capacity. Above-ground infrastructure in the form of a new Cable Sealing End compound and a new head house building along with associated electricity infrastructure, access, parking, boundary treatment and two overhead gantry structures for future overhead lines. Temporary compound for the duration of the project to provide parking, staff welfare facilities, delivery vehicle parking, and equipment and machinery storage, including boundary treatment and lighting)
Land To The South Of National Grids Electrical Substation For New Cable Tunnel Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 21 May 2025 - Unknown25/00609/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 18 (Landscape and Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission ref 23/01502/FUL (Proposed construction a new cable tunnel beneath the River Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend to provide additional transmission capacity. Above-ground infrastructure in the form of a new Cable Sealing End compound and a new head house building along with associated electricity infrastructure, access, parking, boundary treatment and two overhead gantry structures for future overhead lines. Temporary compound for the duration of the project to provide parking, staff welfare facilities, delivery vehicle parking, and equipment and machinery storage, including boundary treatment and lighting)
Land To The South Of National Grids Electrical Substation For New Cable Tunnel Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 21 May 2025 - Refused25/00610/FUL
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and associated outbuildings followed by erection of four x 4-bedroom dwellinghouses with associated landscaping
Hillview Oxford Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8PX
Received 21 May 2025 - Permitted25/00611/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 6 (CEMP) of planning permission ref 23/01502/FUL (Proposed construction a new cable tunnel beneath the River Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend to provide additional transmission capacity. Above-ground infrastructure in the form of a new Cable Sealing End compound and a new head house building along with associated electricity infrastructure, access, parking, boundary treatment and two overhead gantry structures for future overhead lines. Temporary compound for the duration of the project to provide parking, staff welfare facilities, delivery vehicle parking, and equipment and machinery storage, including boundary treatment and lighting.)
Land To The South Of National Grids Electrical Substation For New Cable Tunnel Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 22 May 2025 - Unknown25/00612/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 21 (External Lighting) of planning permission ref: 23/01502/FUL (Proposed construction a new cable tunnel beneath the River Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend to provide additional transmission capacity. Above-ground infrastructure in the form of a new Cable Sealing End compound and a new head house building along with associated electricity infrastructure, access, parking, boundary treatment and two overhead gantry structures for future overhead lines. Temporary compound for the duration of the project to provide parking, staff welfare facilities, delivery vehicle parking, and equipment and machinery storage, including boundary treatment and lighting.)
Land To The South Of National Grids Electrical Substation For New Cable Tunnel Fort Road Tilbury Essex
Received 22 May 2025 - Permitted25/00613/HHA
Proposed installation of access gates including a hedgerow infill between gates
Manor House Cottage Doesgate Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3SX
Received 22 May 2025 - Permitted25/00614/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.00 metres and eaves height of 3.00 metres.
74 Lampits Hill Corringham Essex SS17 9AJ
Received 22 May 2025 - Permitted25/00615/CLOPUD
Proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion, including rear dormer and roof lights to front.
59 Tennyson Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5RQ
Received 22 May 2025 - Unknown25/00616/TELENQ
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus 10m wooden pole.
Telecommunications Mast Brindles Close Linford Essex
Received 21 May 2025 - Unknown25/00617/TELENQ
Install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus - 9m light wooden pole.
Telecommunications Mast Adjacent 26 Coronation Avenue East Tilbury Essex
Received 21 May 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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