Thurrock planning approval rate

Thurrock council approved 80.0% of planning applications and refused 20.0%, based on 10,618 decisions analysed. Ranked 15th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

80.0%

overall approval rate

10,618

Decisions analysed

8,499

Approved

2,119

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Thurrock? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Thurrock. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Full (5,907 decided)

76.5%

Certificate of Lawfulness (1,442 decided)

83.3%

Prior Approval (1,026 decided)

70.6%

Discharge of Conditions (997 decided)

94.4%

Other (954 decided)

88.6%

Advertisement (224 decided)

95.1%

Listed Building (68 decided)

86.8%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Thurrock — mined from 10,618 proposal descriptions.

Rear Extension (3,518 decided)

77.9%

Garage / Parking (1,959 decided)

80.8%

Side Extension (1,513 decided)

76.3%

Dormer (1,357 decided)

76.1%

Loft Conversion (1,266 decided)

76.9%

Outbuilding (688 decided)

77.2%

Change of Use (Residential) (589 decided)

72.0%

Hip-to-Gable Conversion (406 decided)

79.6%

New Build (392 decided)

73.2%

Front Extension (391 decided)

76.0%

Wraparound Extension (304 decided)

73.4%

Conservatory (301 decided)

85.4%

Extension (General) (281 decided)

84.0%

Annex (175 decided)

75.4%

Flat Conversion (69 decided)

65.2%

HMO (68 decided)

69.1%

Basement (34 decided)

76.5%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Thurrock. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Orsett (1,053 decided)

76.0%

West Thurrock And South Stifford (932 decided)

87.9%

Corringham And Fobbing (705 decided)

77.6%

Aveley And Uplands (655 decided)

81.2%

Grays Thurrock (622 decided)

76.8%

Grays Riverside (602 decided)

82.2%

Little Thurrock Blackshots (556 decided)

84.7%

Stanford Le Hope West (552 decided)

77.2%

Ockendon (544 decided)

78.3%

Stifford Clays (530 decided)

85.1%

Little Thurrock Rectory (511 decided)

77.7%

Chadwell St Mary (484 decided)

74.8%

Chafford And North Stifford (442 decided)

79.9%

Belhus (432 decided)

81.7%

South Chafford (386 decided)

79.0%

East Tilbury (363 decided)

74.1%

Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park (342 decided)

85.4%

Tilbury St Chads (303 decided)

76.9%

The Homesteads (302 decided)

84.1%

Stanford East And Corringham (274 decided)

76.6%

Wards in Thurrock

Orsett

76.0% approval · 1,053 decisions

West Thurrock And South Stifford

87.9% approval · 932 decisions

Corringham And Fobbing

77.6% approval · 705 decisions

Aveley And Uplands

81.2% approval · 655 decisions

Grays Thurrock

76.8% approval · 622 decisions

Grays Riverside

82.2% approval · 602 decisions

Little Thurrock Blackshots

84.7% approval · 556 decisions

Stanford Le Hope West

77.2% approval · 552 decisions

Ockendon

78.3% approval · 544 decisions

Stifford Clays

85.1% approval · 530 decisions

Little Thurrock Rectory

77.7% approval · 511 decisions

Chadwell St Mary

74.8% approval · 484 decisions

Chafford And North Stifford

79.9% approval · 442 decisions

Belhus

81.7% approval · 432 decisions

South Chafford

79.0% approval · 386 decisions

East Tilbury

74.1% approval · 363 decisions

Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park

85.4% approval · 342 decisions

Tilbury St Chads

76.9% approval · 303 decisions

The Homesteads

84.1% approval · 302 decisions

Stanford East And Corringham

76.6% approval · 274 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Thurrock, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00051/CLOPUD

Hip to gable conversion, rear dormer and roof lights · Grays Thurrock · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00027/CLOPUD

Outbuilding construction · Grays Riverside · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Refused

25/00944/LBC

(Retrospective) Replacement of windows on the front elevation. · Ockendon · Wed 04 Mar 2026

Refused

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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