38 Clarence Road Grays Essex RM17 6QJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a)) to children's residential care home (Use Class C2) for up to three children aged 6 -17. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Thurrock's recent changes of use.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 16 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £280,000 in February 2019. 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 October 2018, 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 13 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.
13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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