6 Moss Bank Meesons Lane Grays Essex RM17 5EF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00595/CLOPUD - Certificate Lawful Proposed Use Dev't Approved

Proposal

Removal of existing conservatory and replace with new rear single storey orangery extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 300 m away: Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit SSSI; National infrastructure project about 1758 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the Chafford Hundred built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Certificate Lawful Proposed Use Dev't
Postcode
RM17 5EF
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Grays Riverside
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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Agent
njrouse architectural design

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days faster than Thurrock's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 90% of demolitions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Jul 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