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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Thurrock Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,653 approved · 667 refused · 123 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Solar Development Aveley Landfill Sandy Lane Aveley Essex RM15 4XL
Received 28 Jul 2026Old All Saints Old Church Hill Langdon Hills Essex SS16 6HZ
Received 28 Jul 2026Central 5 North Sea Crossing Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 9ER
Received 28 Jul 2026Alebex Logistics Central 3 North Sea Crossing Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 9ER
Received 29 Jul 2026Amazon Unit 2 Tower Thurrock Oliver Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 3ED
Received 29 Jul 2026Tilbury Riverside Station Ferry Road Tilbury Essex
Received 29 Jul 2026Supply 2 Location Southend Road Fobbing Essex SS17 9EY
Received 29 Jul 2026The Oak Lodge Lane Grays Essex RM17 5RZ
Received 29 Jul 2026114 Oxwich Close Corringham Essex SS17 7JZ
Received 30 Jul 2026North 2 Channel Close Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 9FJ
Received 29 Jul 2026Ferndown Rectory Road Orsett Essex RM16 3EH
Received 31 Jul 2026Old All Saints Old Church Hill Langdon Hills Essex SS16 6HZ
Received 31 Jul 202644 Rowan Grove Aveley Essex RM15 4SW
Received 31 Jul 2026Agricultural Buildings Land Adjacent Buckingham Hill Road And Stanford Road Stanford Le Hope Essex
Received 31 Jul 202626 Birch Close South Ockendon Essex RM15 6XD
Received 31 Jul 20265 Hollow Cottages London Road Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1QP
Received 31 Jul 2026Grays Park Centre And Former Adult Community College Richmond Road Grays Essex
Received 31 Jul 2026Sparkling Angels Nursery And Preschool 1 - 3 Wharf Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0BZ
Received 31 Jul 2026Spice Hut 11 Broadway Grays Essex RM17 6EW
Received 3 Aug 2026Lloyds TSB 20 - 22 Grover Walk Corringham Essex SS17 7LY
Received 3 Aug 2026Land Accross Marshes Adjacent Marshfoot Road St Chads Road And Dock Approach Road Tilbury Essex
Received 31 Jul 202626 Manor Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8XR
Received 31 Jul 202654 Fetherston Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0BU
Received 3 Aug 2026Unit J Hume Avenue Tilbury Essex RM18 8DX
Received 3 Aug 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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