Thurrock Council Civic Offices New Road Grays Essex RM17 6SL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Flags for flag poles Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Aug 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thurrock Planning Committee on 12 Aug 2025, in a recorded vote.
Approved by 8 votes to 1
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting consent because the flags were appropriately designed and would not harm visual amenity or highway safety.
- A resident objected that the flags were unsuitable for a government building and that consultation was inadequate.
- The committee approved the recommendation by eight votes to one, with one councillor objecting.
Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 12 Aug 2025.
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 6
Checked on 15 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 21 days faster than Thurrock's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 95% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Thurrock in the last twelve months, from validation. Thurrock decision record →
Public comments
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 12 Aug 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
45 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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