Telecommunications Mast Rear Of 57 Orsett Road Grays Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00748/TELENQ - Telecommunication Masts ENQ Decided

Proposal

British Telecommunications Plc intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus at: 12B Cromwell Road, Grays, Essex Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Validated
6 Jul 2026
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Advice Given
27 Jul 2026

Advice Given on 27 Jul 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 2 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 1872 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.

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Telecommunication Masts ENQ
Postcode
RM17 5HJ
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Grays Town
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Advice Given
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Aug 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