South Chafford planning approval rate
South Chafford ward in Thurrock has a 79.0% approval rate based on 386 planning decisions. Thurrock overall: 80.0%.
Last updated: March 2026
79.0%
ward approval rate
386
Decisions
305
Approved
81
Refused
80.0%
Thurrock average
South Chafford is broadly in line with the Thurrock average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How South Chafford compares
South Chafford ward
79.0%
Thurrock overall
80.0%
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Recent decisions in South Chafford
(Retrospective) Change of Use from Class C3(a) (single residential dwelling) to · Thu 26 Feb 2026
Single storey rear extension. · Thu 11 Dec 2025
(Retrospective application) Construction of a single-storey front and side exten · Thu 11 Dec 2025
Single storey rear and front extension · Wed 03 Dec 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Thurrock
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 10,618 decisions.
Other wards in Thurrock
Orsett (76.0%)
West Thurrock And South Stifford (87.9%)
Corringham And Fobbing (77.6%)
Aveley And Uplands (81.2%)
Grays Thurrock (76.8%)
Grays Riverside (82.2%)
Little Thurrock Blackshots (84.7%)
Stanford Le Hope West (77.2%)
Ockendon (78.3%)
Stifford Clays (85.1%)
Little Thurrock Rectory (77.7%)
Chadwell St Mary (74.8%)