Which ward in Thurrock has the highest planning approval rate?

West Thurrock And South Stifford at 87.9% based on 932 decisions.

Which ward in Thurrock has the lowest planning approval rate?

East Tilbury at 74.1% based on 363 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Thurrock?

There is a 13.8% gap between West Thurrock And South Stifford and East Tilbury. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Thurrock

Planning outcomes in Thurrock are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 13.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

10,618 real decisions·20 wards·Updated March 2026

80.0% approved overall. But 2,119 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Thurrock shifts your odds by up to 13.8%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 20 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	West Thurrock And South Stifford	932	819	113	87.9%
2	Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park	342	292	50	85.4%
3	Stifford Clays	530	451	79	85.1%
4	Little Thurrock Blackshots	556	471	85	84.7%
5	The Homesteads	302	254	48	84.1%
6	Grays Riverside	602	495	107	82.2%
7	Belhus	432	353	79	81.7%
8	Aveley And Uplands	655	532	123	81.2%
9	Chafford And North Stifford	442	353	89	79.9%
10	South Chafford	386	305	81	79.0%
11	Ockendon	544	426	118	78.3%
12	Little Thurrock Rectory	511	397	114	77.7%
13	Corringham And Fobbing	705	547	158	77.6%
14	Stanford Le Hope West	552	426	126	77.2%
15	Tilbury St Chads	303	233	70	76.9%
16	Grays Thurrock	622	478	144	76.8%
17	Stanford East And Corringham	274	210	64	76.6%
18	Orsett	1,053	800	253	76.0%
19	Chadwell St Mary	484	362	122	74.8%
20	East Tilbury	363	269	94	74.1%

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An extension might sail through in West Thurrock And South Stifford but face serious resistance in East Tilbury.
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What the data tells us

A 13.8% gap separates the best and worst wards. West Thurrock And South Stifford approves 87.9% of applications while East Tilbury approves just 74.1%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 10,618 planning decisions in Thurrock, January 2020 to present. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Thurrock Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →