21 - 25 High Street Grays Essex Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed erection rear extensions and additional two floors, including external and internal alterations and part change of use from shops and ancillary space (Use Class E) to hotel (Use Class C1) with 35 bedrooms. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 9 Jun 2026.
Refused by 8 votes to 0
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the added height, mass and design would appear incongruous and out of character in the street scene.
- The applicant supported the additional floor, while members heard that no independent consultation had taken place and the extension would be visible from street level.
- Members voted unanimously to refuse the application because of its design and visual impact.
Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 9 Jun 2026.
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 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 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
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- RM17 6NB
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- OLD Grays Riverside
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 May 2026
- Decision
- Permission Refused
- Decision date
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ATP Architects + Surveyors Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 95 days from validation, 39 days slower than Thurrock's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 18% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 2 Apr 2026
- Committee
- 9 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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