8 San Juan Drive Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6LQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The proposal seeks the change of use of the existing dwelling from Use Class C3(C) (dwellinghouse occupied by a single household) to Use Class C2 (residential institution). The proposal would retain the existing building and residential character of the property, with no material external alterations or intensification of the built form proposed. The use would operate in accordance with relevant Thurrock development plan policies, including PMD1 (Minimising Pollution and Impacts on Amenity) and PMD2 (Design and Layout), and the principles of sustainable development and healthy, inclusive communities set out within the National Planning Policy Framework. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 5 Dec 2026, from Thurrock's recent changes of use.
Documents 4
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
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 2
Last sold for £682,500 in August 2023. Detached 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 March 2017, 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
Decision outlook
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Thurrock usually decides changes of use by day 56.
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.
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 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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