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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 dates5,055Searchable applications
278Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,258 approved or refused records
655Refused applications
3,603 approved · 655 refused · 117 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Awaiting decision26/00216/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by conditions 27 (Surface Water Drainage System), 28 (Surface Water Maintenance Plan), 29 (Drainage Interceptors), and 30 (Foul Drainage) of planning permission ref: 22/01672/FUL (Development of a vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) centre with associated hardstanding for parking spaces, a PDI Building, new access to include HGV turnaround, and a 2.4m high boundary fence. The proposal also includes the change of use of existing flat (Use Class C3) to part of clubhouse, landscaping, ecological enhancements, and associated works.)
Thurrock Football Club Ship Lane Purfleet-on-Thames Essex RM19 1YN
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00217/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 20 (Revised Vehicle Access) of planning permission ref: 22/01672/FUL [Development of a vehicle Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) centre with associated hardstanding for parking spaces, a PDI Building, new access to include HGV turnaround, and a 2.4m high boundary fence. The proposal also includes the change of use of existing flat (Use Class C3) to part of clubhouse, landscaping, ecological enhancements, and associated works.]
Thurrock Football Club Ship Lane Purfleet-on-Thames Essex RM19 1YN
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Permitted26/00218/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 9 (electric vehicle (EV) charging points) and 10 ( cycle parking) 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 25 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00219/FUL
2 Bedroom bungalow with 2 parking spaces
Hartswood Kirkham Shaw Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8QE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00220/CONDC
Application for the approval of details of the protective provision set out within Schedule 6, Clause 18 For the Protection of Thurrock Borough Council and Others) of the London Gatewat Port Harbour Empowerment Order (Ref: 2005 No. 1261 made 02.05.2008) (as amended by consent of planning permission ref: 15/00661/CV dated 27.01.2016) - Scheme for sustainable handling associated with the development of an on onsite train refuelling station.
Rail Refuelling Area London Gateway Drive Stanford Le Hope Essex
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Permitted26/00221/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no 9 (contamination verification report) of planning permission ref: 22/00653/FUL [Construction of an Innovation and Technology Centre comprising of a laboratory and office facilities with associated access road and parking facilities]
Innovation And Technology Centre Land Adjacent Vopak Oil Terminal Burnley Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3EF
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00222/HHA
Two storey side extension
5 Malpas Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4QX
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Refused26/00223/FUL
Proposed one bedroom detached bungalow
1 Carlton Road Grays Essex RM16 2YB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Permitted26/00224/HHA
Loft conversion with rear dormer tied into existing roof, hip-to-gable roof alteration, and rooflights to the front elevation.
16 Connaught Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2XX
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Permitted26/00225/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 5 (CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN [CEMP]) of planning permission ref. 25/01419/FUL (Revised access arrangement into the Costco petrol filling station with minor changes to car park layout and landscaping)
Costco Wholesale West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3WY
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Permitted26/00227/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by conditions no. 5 (BOUNDARY TREATMENT DETAILS), no. 6 (OUTDOOR PLAY AREA DETAILS), no. 7 (INTERNAL NOISE LEVELS), no. 8 (NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN), no. 9 (ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT) and no. 10 (VENTILATION AND EXTRACTION) of planning permission ref: 25/00976/FUL [Change of Use from Residential (Use Class C3) to Nursery (Use Class E(f))]
Turners Retreat Marshfoot Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4LU
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00228/HHA
Single storey ground floor rear extension, part garage conversion to habitable space.
16 Daniel Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6PR
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00229/HHA
Single storey front extension. Garage conversion to habitable space.
3 Frome East Tilbury Essex RM18 8TD
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00230/CLOPUD
Construction of a single storey timber outbuilding in the rear garden for incidental residential use
158 High Road Orsett Essex RM16 3LH
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Withdrawn26/00231/CLOPUD
Proposed single storey rear extension
12 Bankfoot Grays Essex RM17 5JA
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Permitted26/00232/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 20 (Ventilation Details) of planning permission ref: 25/00746/CV (Application for the variation of condition nos. 16 (Spoil Removal) and 17 (Barge Movements) 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 2 Mar 2026 - Refused26/00233/HHA
Extension to existing drop kerb
Willow Cottage Windsor Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2UB
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00234/CLOPUD
Loft conversion without the dormer, with roof lights.
2 Daniel Close Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6PR
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00235/FUL
Removal of ATM's & Night Safe Components, existing signage and reinstate materials where required
National Westminster Bank 15 - 17 High Street Grays Essex RM17 6NB
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00236/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 6 (BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ) of planning permission ref. 25/01419/FUL (Revised access arrangement into the Costco petrol filling station with minor changes to car park layout and landscaping).
Costco Wholesale West Thurrock Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3WY
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00237/PHA
Rear extension with a depth of 4.00 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 2.80 metres and eaves height of 2.80 metres
45 Lower Crescent Linford Essex SS17 0QJ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Unknown26/00238/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 (Location of affordable units) of planning permission ref. 23/00411/FUL (Redevelopment of land to provide 36 apartments with parking and private/communal gardens)
Formally The New Venue Flint Street West Thurrock Essex RM20 3HA
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00239/HHA
Proposed loft conversion to existing dwelling to create a new bedroom, including installation of 2 no. roof windows to the side roof slope and 1 no. new window to the gable wall elevation
36 Edmund Road Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6HA
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Permitted26/00240/HHA
Single storey front and rear extensions.
136 Foyle Drive South Ockendon Essex RM15 5HH
Received 4 Mar 2026
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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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