1 High View Gardens Grays Essex RM17 6TD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00999/TPO - Application for works on TPO Approved

Proposal

Tree of Heaven (Tpo 3/93 Whitehall lodge Whitehall lane Grays Essex) removal to the stump and herbicide treatment Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 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
SSSI about 249 m away: Globe Pit SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1441 m away: Tilbury2; Inside the Grays 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £380,000 in October 2015. Detached house, freehold.

15 October 2015£380,000
20 March 1996£106,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Application for works on TPO
Postcode
RM17 6TD
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Grays Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Works to TPO trees - Approved
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 5 days faster than Thurrock's median of 47 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

83%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
54decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.