Land To Rear Of 44 And 46 Bankfoot Adjacent Hogg Lane Grays Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00189/PIP - Permission in Principal Approved

Proposal

Planning in principle for 9 residential flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Feb 2026
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Validated
20 Feb 2026
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Committee
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 6 Jul 2026.

Approved by 8 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the residential use was acceptable in principle, while warning of significant technical challenges later.
  • Objections covered privacy, wildlife, flooding, green space, traffic, parking, character and potential overdevelopment.
  • Members voted unanimously to approve permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site constraints, objections, supporting speaker, member debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 6 Jul 2026.

Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Permission in Principal
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
OLD Grays Riverside
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Afroze Khan

How this decision compares

Decided in 137 days from validation, 80 days slower than Thurrock's median of 57 for new homes. Approved, as 70% of new homes here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
9%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Committee
6 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