Which ward in Thurrock has the highest planning approval rate?

OLD Stanford Le Hope West at 100.0% based on 36 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 25.9% gap between OLD Stanford Le Hope West 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 25.9% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

11,265 real decisions·42 wards·Updated September 2026

All 42 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	OLD Stanford Le Hope West	36	36	0	100.0%
2	OLD Chafford And North Stifford	16	16	0	100.0%
3	OLD Little Thurrock Rectory	12	12	0	100.0%
4	OLD South Chafford	15	15	0	100.0%
5	OLD Belhus	21	21	0	100.0%
6	OLD Corringham And Fobbing	32	32	0	100.0%
7	OLD Chadwell St Mary	23	23	0	100.0%
8	OLD East Tilbury	21	21	0	100.0%
9	OLD Stifford Clays	19	19	0	100.0%
10	OLD Ockendon	22	22	0	100.0%
11	OLD West Thurrock And South Stifford	42	42	0	100.0%
12	OLD Grays Riverside	26	26	0	100.0%
13	OLD Little Thurrock Blackshots	16	16	0	100.0%
14	OLD Aveley And Uplands	16	16	0	100.0%
15	OLD Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park	16	16	0	100.0%
16	OLD Grays Thurrock	21	21	0	100.0%
17	OLD The Homesteads	10	10	0	100.0%
18	Stanford Le Hope South	13	13	0	100.0%
19	Stifford	15	15	0	100.0%
20	OLD Orsett	55	54	1	98.2%
21	Grays Town	20	19	1	95.0%
22	Orsett Horndon And Bulphan	19	18	1	94.7%
23	West Thurrock And South Stifford	953	840	113	88.1%
24	Tilbury Riverside And Thurrock Park	342	292	50	85.4%
25	Stifford Clays	530	451	79	85.1%
26	Little Thurrock Blackshots	564	479	85	84.9%
27	The Homesteads	302	254	48	84.1%
28	Grays Riverside	614	506	108	82.4%
29	Belhus	440	361	79	82.0%
30	Aveley And Uplands	655	532	123	81.2%
31	Chafford And North Stifford	442	353	89	79.9%
32	South Chafford	386	305	81	79.0%
33	Ockendon	553	435	118	78.7%
34	Corringham And Fobbing	724	566	158	78.2%
35	Little Thurrock Rectory	520	406	114	78.1%
36	Tilbury St Chads	308	238	70	77.3%
37	Stanford Le Hope West	552	426	126	77.2%
38	Grays Thurrock	621	477	144	76.8%
39	Stanford East And Corringham	274	210	64	76.6%
40	Orsett	1,053	800	253	76.0%
41	Chadwell St Mary	492	370	122	75.2%
42	East Tilbury	363	269	94	74.1%

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What the data tells us

A 25.9% gap separates the best and worst wards. OLD Stanford Le Hope West approves 100.0% of applications while East Tilbury approves just 74.1%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Thurrock

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