42 London Road Grays Essex RM17 5XY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Loft conversion with rear dormer and front velux. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 10 Aug 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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 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 3
Last sold for £350,000 in January 2026. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, 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
- Certificate Lawful Proposed Use Dev't
- Postcode
- RM17 5XY
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Grays Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Chief Planning Officer Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SD Designs
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 5 days faster than Thurrock's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 10 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 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.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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