Quirk Deakin 42 Orsett Road Grays Essex RM17 5EB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00331/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from a Class E(a) use to a dual use comprising Class E(b) (Restaurant) and Sui Generis (Takeaway), together with the erection of two single-storey rear extensions, a rear staircase creating access to a proposed two-bedroom flat, Proposed flue extraction to the rear elevation and new shopfront.generis. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
23 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 29 Sept 2026; it is now day 165.

The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No. 1
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1876 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.

Building

Floor area113 m² (1,216 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 62)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2024, 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
Full Planning Permission Application
Postcode
RM17 5EB
Received
23 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
OLD Grays Riverside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architecture & Interior Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 165, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Thurrock are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 165109 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thurrock
Planning Authority Score
6/10
Average
#104 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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.