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26/00108/HHA - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Loft conversion and roof alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Refused
21 May 2026
Appeal dismissed
24 Jul 2026

Refused on 21 May 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 26

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Inside the Grays built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Householder Application
Postcode
RM17 5EG
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
OLD Grays Riverside
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Permission Refused
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 24 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 32 days slower than Thurrock's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 16% 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Mar 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