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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 dates5,021Searchable applications
278Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,226 approved or refused records
651Refused applications
3,575 approved · 651 refused · 117 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Nov 2016 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Unknown25/01317/TELENQ
Regulation 5 notification for the installation of fixed-line broadband apparatus
Friends Of Grays Town Park Cafe Bedford Road Grays Essex RM17 6QZ
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01318/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 7 (Surface Water Drainage) and 8 (Foul Drainage) of planning permission ref. 23/01500/FUL (Extension to existing warehouse club and associated landscaping and works)
Costco Wholesale West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3WY
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01319/FUL
Construction and operation of a micro energy storage project
Micro Energy Storage Project Lakeside Retail Park West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01321/CLOPUD
Loft conversion with a rear dormer
1 Russel Road Grays Essex RM17 5JX
Received 6 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01322/NMA
Application for a proposed non-material amendment to ensuite and window in bedroom 3 at No. 25 ref 25/00554/FUL (Two storey side extensions, two storey rear extensions, single storey front extensions and a single storey rear extension to 23 and 25 Medina Road.)
23 - 25 Medina Road Grays Essex
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01323/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission ref: 24/01168/FUL (Replacement dwelling and outbuilding in the rear garden). Alterations to consist of the removal of quoin stones, removal of cast stone sills and replace keystone heads with matching soldier course bricks, amendment to fenestration details to include the change in glazing colour and style from white sliding sash windows and bi-fold doors to anthracite grey casement windows and bi-fold doors, and changes to the soffits and fascia's to black to match with the gutters and window frames.
Cosy Church Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3RU
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01324/TPO
T1 Oak to front of No 55 Third Avenue, reduce crown. This application (2025) is for the management of the regrowth of the branches of the Oak tree following the previous works detailed in the application of 2020. This application is for the reduction of the whole crown structure back to the points of the pruning works previously granted under application number 20/00709/TPO.
Oaklands Third Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8EL
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01325/TPO
T1 = to crown reduce 1 x Oak tree by 2.0/2.5mtrs. (tpo 26/1991) t1 = to crown reduce 1 x Oak tree by 2.0/2.5mtrs (tpo 25/1991) light access general maintenance
Ightham Third Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8EL
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Refused25/01327/HHA
Single story rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer.
8 Jarrah Cottages London Road Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1SA
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01328/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 5 (Construction environmental management plan - CEMP) of planning permission ref 25/00724/FUL (Erection of new two storey, two bedroom with study end of terrace dwellinghouse.)
42 Church Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7AJ
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01329/HHA
(Retrospective) Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension & rear dormer
12 St James Avenue East Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7BQ
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01330/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 5. (Extraction System) of planning permission ref 25/00002/FUL (New shopfronts, roller shutters, signage, air conditioning condenser units and extract ducts).
39 - 41 Calcutta Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7QT
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Refused25/01331/FUL
Conversion of two workshops into one, with single storey extensions and increased roof pitch
Baddoo Motors Unit 1 Kent Road Grays Essex RM17 6DF
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01332/FUL
Erection of a two storey two-bedroom dwelling and alterations to the existing dwelling including a part two storey and part single storey rear extension.
34 Mill Lane South Stifford Grays Essex RM20 4YE
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01333/HHA
Conversion of remaining integral garage into habitable area. Replacement of garage door with window to front elevation.
60 Archates Avenue Grays Essex RM16 6QS
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Refused25/01334/CLOPUD
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate: Use of a Dwellinghouse (C3a) as a Care Home for a Maximum of Two Children, with Two Carers, Working on a Rota Basis (C2).
263 Long Lane Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2QD
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Permitted25/01335/HHA
Single storey outbuilding with pitched roof
78 Southend Road Grays Essex RM17 5NW
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/01337/PHA
Demolition of the existing garage, and erection of single storey rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3 metres and eaves height of 3 metres.
4 Lowlands Road Aveley Essex RM15 4ED
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01338/SCO
Requesting an EIA scoping opinion for a proposed residential development south of Aveley
Land Adjacent Stifford Road Ship Lane Hall Road And Purfleet Road Aveley Essex
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Refused25/01339/FUL
Erection of an outbuilding to the rear of 310 London Road to provide communal amenities for flats 1-8 Grayson House.
Graysons House 310 And Madison Court 312 London Road South Stifford Grays Essex
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01340/TELENQ
Intention to install electronic communications apparatus at Marley Works, Stifford Road, South Ockendon, Thurrock, Essex, RM15 6RL
Telecommunications Mast Hangmans Wood Industrial Park Stifford Road South Ockendon Essex
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Refused25/01341/FUL
Erection of an outbuilding to the rear of 312 London Road to provide communal amenities for flats 1-6 Madison Court.
Graysons House 310 And Madison Court 312 London Road South Stifford Grays Essex
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Refused25/01344/HHA
Timber framed garden room/outbuilding
18 Woodside Close Grays Essex RM16 2DN
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/01345/TELENQ
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, BT intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (new 9M medium pole in Soft)
Telecommunications Mast Adjacent Glenfield Brentwood Road Bulphan Essex
Received 13 Nov 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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