Grays Town planning approval rate
Grays Town ward in Thurrock has a 95.2% approval rate based on 21 planning decisions. Thurrock overall: 76.6%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.2%
ward approval rate
21
Decisions
20
Approved
1
Refused
76.6%
Thurrock average
Grays Town is 18.6 percentage points above the Thurrock average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Grays Town compares
Grays Town ward
95.2%
Thurrock overall
76.6%
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Recent decisions in Grays Town
Rear extensions with a depth of 6.00 metres and 4.94 metres respectively from th · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Single storey front porch · Wed 02 Sep 2026
Loft conversion with rear dormer and two rooflights to front roof slope, single · Mon 24 Aug 2026
Two-storey rear extension · Mon 17 Aug 2026
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front velux. · Mon 10 Aug 2026
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other wards in Thurrock
Orsett (76.0%)
West Thurrock And South Stifford (88.2%)
Corringham And Fobbing (78.2%)
Aveley And Uplands (81.2%)
Grays Thurrock (76.8%)
Grays Riverside (82.4%)
Little Thurrock Blackshots (84.9%)
Ockendon (78.7%)
Stanford Le Hope West (77.2%)
Stifford Clays (85.1%)
Little Thurrock Rectory (78.1%)
Chadwell St Mary (75.2%)