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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 dates4,982Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,188 approved or refused records
646Refused applications
3,542 approved · 646 refused · 116 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Permitted25/00822/CLOPUD
Loft conversion
148 Bridge Road Grays Essex RM17 6DB
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Refused25/00823/HHA
Two storey side extension part two storey and part single storey rear extension and dropped kerb
148 Bridge Road Grays Essex RM17 6DB
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00824/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 21 (Temporary construction 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 7 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00825/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 3 (Details of Materials) of planning permission ref.25/00010/FUL (Change of use of amenity land to residential curtilage and new garden fence)
360 Ashley Close Corringham Essex SS17 7JP
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00826/CLOPUD
Single storey flat roofed garage and a single storey flat roofed outbuilding for use incidental to the main dwelling.
38 Spencer Walk Tilbury Essex RM18 8XJ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00827/FUL
New dwelling (2bed-3person) on land rear of 9 Semper Road with amenity space, cycle storage, refuse bins. Alteration to host property to include new parking space.
9 Semper Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4TX
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00828/TPO
Quercus Ilex in the rear garden located at the back of the Ostlers hotel and restaurant. Remove infected limb and undertake hard pollard
The Bell And Ostlers High Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8LD
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00829/HHA
Formation of new vehicular crossover to access the highway and hard surface for parking two cars.
83 Rectory Road Grays Essex RM17 6AA
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00830/HHA
Loft conversion with roof windows
26 Mollands Lane South Ockendon Essex RM15 6DB
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00831/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with rear dormer, juliet balcony and front rooflights.
634 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JT
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00832/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 7 (BNG Details) of planning permission ref. 25/00303/FUL (Erection of a dwelling.).
247 Corringham Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7HQ
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00833/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 5.48 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.30 metres and eaves height of 2.85 metres
634 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3JT
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Refused25/00834/HHA
Single storey rear extension with two roof lanterns.
3 Heathland Way Grays Essex RM16 2DF
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00835/TELENQ
9m wooden pole opposite 2 Galsworthy Road
Telecommunications Mast Galsworthy Road Tilbury Essex
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00836/CV
Application for the variation of condition no. 4 (surface water drainage details) and no.5 (Surface Water Maintenance Plan) of planning permission ref 18/00923/FUL (Erection of a drum/IBC storage warehouse and delivery canopy, creation of an open storage area for drums/IBCs and associated office space.)
Coryton Advanced Fuels Ltd The Manorway Coryton Essex SS17 9LN
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00837/FUL
Erection of 69 residential dwellings and provision of associated infrastructure including access roads, car parking, public open space and landscaping.
Land Adjacent Echo Farm South Road And Mollands Lane South Ockendon Essex
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00838/FUL
Erection of a new workshop building, alteration to yard layout and designated HGV parking spaces
Elliot Group Ltd Oliver Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3ED
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00839/FUL
Conversion of single dwelling to create two flats; 1 x one bed and 1 x 2 bed
3 Queen Mary Avenue East Tilbury Essex RM18 8SS
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00840/FUL
Use of the site as B8 open storage with flexible industrial use (Use Class E(g), B2 or B8) and associated access works, demolition of existing temporary and minor structures.
Squibb Demolition Ltd Squibb House Stanhope Industrial Park Wharf Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0EH
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00841/FUL
Demolition of the existing conservatory and outbuildings and erect extension to house and 2 new build dwellings and associated landscaping
Artistic Signs Ltd The Laurels Lower Dunton Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8QD
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Unknown25/00842/TELENQ
Notice of Intention to Install Fixed Line Broadband Apparatus
Thames Industrial Park Princess Margaret Road East Tilbury Essex
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Permitted25/00844/HHA
Garage conversion with associated removal of garage door and replacement with window
6 Marshfoot Close Aveley Essex RM15 4DW
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00845/OUT
Outline planning application with all matters reserved, except means of access, for the erection of up to 121 homes (Use Class C3) (including a mix of market and affordable dwellings), associated car parking, open space, hard and soft landscaping, biodiversity enhancements, boundary treatments, surface water drainage basins and associated works.
Land Adjacent St Cleres School Railway Line And Butts Lane Stanford Le Hope Essex
Received 11 Jul 2025 - Refused25/00847/HHA
(Retrospective) Formation of new vehicular crossover to access the highway with hardstanding
84 Laburnum Grove South Ockendon Essex RM15 6RA
Received 14 Jul 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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