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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 dates5,134Searchable applications
278Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 4,322 approved or refused records
667Refused applications
3,655 approved · 667 refused · 123 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Permitted26/00951/NMA
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission ref 25/00340/FUL (Use of the site for the storage of operational vehicles and associated external works, including the installation of ventilation louvres to the building elevations and the installation of ancillary infrastructure) to the proposed linage, location of the smoking shelter and the proposed ramps
Bulk 250 Weston Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3LJ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00953/HHA
Two storey side extension.
5 Malpas Road Chadwell St Mary Essex RM16 4QX
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00954/FUL
Demolition of the rear of The Railway Tavern; reconstruction of previously approved covered decking area (application ref: 21/01075/FUL); and additional covered decking area to the rear of the site.
The Railway Tavern King Street Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0HL
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00956/LBC
Strengthening/Remedial Repairs to Ground Floor Beam.
The Ship 470 London Road West Thurrock Essex RM20 4AR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00957/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition Condition 7 (Dust Management Plan) of planning permission ref. 25/00916/FUL (Proposed demolition of the existing single storey detached barn building and construction of a detached one bedroom chalet style dwelling including car parking, cycle storage, refuse area and rear garden area with separation from existing main dwelling).
Woodside Kirkham Road Horndon On The Hill Essex SS17 8QE
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/00958/TELENQ
PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATION AT LAND IN FRONT OF KEIR HARDIE HOUSE, LONG LANE, GRAYS, RM16 2QL (NGR: E562947, N180250).
Telecommunications Equipment Adjacent Keir Hardie House Long Lane Stifford Clays Grays Essex
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00959/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no.4 (Construction Environmental Management Plan CEMP) of planning permission ref. 21/02190/FUL (Erection of five buildings to provide 38 residential apartments (Use Class C3) with car parking, cycle parking, new primary and secondary vehicular accesses, soft and hard landscaping including amenity space and associated works)
Land Adjacent Railway Line And Tamarisk Road South Ockendon Essex
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided26/00960/PANTC
Erection of electronic communications apparatus including: - 20m streetworks monopole as per enclosed drawings.- antennas, 2 no. dish and ancillary equipment, in the positions shown in the enclosed drawings. - Equipment cabinets and meters as per drawings. - Equipment Cabinets, as per enclosed drawings.
Telecommunications Equipment Adjacent Keir Hardie House Long Lane Stifford Clays Grays Essex
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00961/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no.3 (External Materials and Surfacing) of planning permission Ref. 24/00639/FUL (Erection of new one bedroom dwelling to land rear of Bay Cottages)
Bay Cottages High Road Fobbing Essex
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00962/FUL
Ground-floor front porch extension and internal alterations to facilitate the conversion of the existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) into 1 x one-bedroom ground-floor flat and 1 x two-bedroom flat.
16 Poynder Road Tilbury Essex RM18 8LU
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00963/HHA
Proposed garage conversion, single-storey rear extension, and loft conversion with front and rear dormer extensions.
8 Romsey Close Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0ND
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00964/HHA
Single storey side extension.
10 Whitmore Close Orsett Essex RM16 3JE
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00967/CV
Application for the variation of condition no. 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref. 26/00770/HHA
15 Medlar Road Grays Essex RM17 6TU
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/30093/HHA
Single story front and side wrap-around extension
The Laurels Peartree Lane Bulphan Essex RM14 3SP
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00968/CONDC
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition No 8 of planning permission ref: 25/00840/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 House Stanhope Industrial Park Wharf Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0EH
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00969/CLOPUD
Construction of a single-storey side extension.
58 Ward Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5RW
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00971/FUL
Conversion and alteration of the existing detached outbuilding to provide a granny annexe ancillary to the main dwelling, including associated internal and external alterations.
1 Russel Road Grays Essex RM17 5JX
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00972/FUL
Replace existing tennis courts with 4no. padel courts, with partially enclosed canopy structure over 3 courts, together with associated lighting, seating/waiting area, storage/service facilities, cycle parking and alterations to the existing car park
Recreation Ground Grove Road Stanford Le Hope Essex
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00979/HHA
Conversion of existing integral garage to habitable bedroom accommodation and installation of a new front elevation window
15 Hastings Close Grays Essex RM17 5FE
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00973/FUL
Erection of two one-bedroom flats and one two-bedroom flat on land adjacent to The Gables, Sandy Lane.
Land Adjacent The Gables Sandy Lane Chadwell St Mary Essex
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00974/HHA
Two dormer windows to facilitate a loft conversion.
1 Adstock Way Grays Essex RM17 5EG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00975/CLOPUD
Proposed loft conversion with three roof lights.
30 Daiglen Drive South Ockendon Essex RM15 5RW
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00976/HHA
Single storey rear extension and part conversion of garage.
17 Bradleigh Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5XD
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Permitted26/00977/NMA
Application for a proposed non-material amendment to amend rear facing door and window arrangement of planning permission 26/00406/HHA (Single story rear extension with two skylights).
1 St Clements Avenue West Thurrock Essex RM20 3BU
Received 24 Aug 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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