21 - 25 High Street Grays Essex Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a rear extensions and additional floor, including external and internal alterations and part change of use from shops and ancillary space (Use class E) to hotel (Use class C1) with 26 bedrooms Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 21 Jan 2026, in a recorded vote. Earlier deferred on 9 Dec 2025.
Approved by 8 votes to 0
- Officers advised approval because the proposal was acceptable in principle, design and neighbour impact, subject to conditions.
- A ward councillor who had objected was satisfied with the amendments, and no further objections were made.
- The committee approved the recommendation: eight voted for, none against and one abstained.
Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 21 Jan 2026.
Documents 27
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 8
Site constraints 7
Checked on 17 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
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Postcode
- RM17 6NB
- Received
- 14 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2025
- Ward
- OLD Grays Riverside
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ATP Architects + Building Surveyors Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 164 days from validation, 102 days slower than Thurrock's median of 62 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 30 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 21 Jan 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Oct 2025
- 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.
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