Outbuilding approval rate in Thurrock
Thurrock approved 78.7% of outbuilding applications, based on 737 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
78.7%
outbuilding approval rate
737
Outbuilding decisions
580
Approved
157
Refused
76.6%
Thurrock overall
Outbuilding applications are approved more often than the Thurrock average (76.6%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How outbuilding compares in Thurrock
Outbuilding
78.7%
Thurrock all applications
76.6%
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Other project types in Thurrock
79.1%
82.2%
77.0%
77.3%
78.3%
80.4%
75.2%
77.2%
86.2%
74.3%
85.6%
77.4%
72.4%
67.1%
77.8%