1 Guardian Avenue North Stifford Grays Essex RM16 5UP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00345/HHA - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Also on the record
Inside the Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RM16 5UP
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
OLD Chafford And North Stifford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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Agent
James Ware & Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 66 days slower than Thurrock's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
344decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Thurrock is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #25 out of 296. Thurrock is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Thurrock decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #252 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #271 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #25 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #62 of 296
65%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
43%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
43 decided
671
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026