Willow Lodge Meesons Lane Grays Essex RM17 5HR Data via plota.co.uk

25/01429/HHA - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Part single-storey part double-storey rear extension. Single-storey side extension. Front porch and balcony with alterations to window on front elevation and side window. Conversion of roof space into habitable space with front dormer and skylights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
27 Jan 2026

Approved on 27 Jan 2026 · Chief Planning Officer Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 196 m away: Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1548 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the Chafford Hundred 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £712,000 in January 2021. Detached house, freehold.

20 January 2021£712,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RM17 5HR
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
OLD Grays Riverside
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
27 Jan 2026
Decision level
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Thurrock's median of 56 for householder applications. Approved, as 86% of householder applications here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
218decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Feb 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.