41 Clarence Road Grays Essex RM17 6QJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01224/HHA - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Part single, part two-storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2025
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Validated
16 Oct 2025
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Approved
12 Feb 2026

Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Deferred by Thurrock Planning Committee on 22 Dec 2025.

Deferred by 8 votes to 0

  • Officers advised approval because the works were acceptable in design, neighbour impact, parking, flooding and highway safety terms.
  • A ward councillor objected, while the agent supported the application; members queried its intended use and garden space.
  • The committee voted unanimously to defer the application while clarification was sought on intended use.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, planning history, officer assessment, public views, committee debate and deferral decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Thurrock's committee minutes of 22 Dec 2025.

Documents 32

Plans & drawings 27

PDF PARKING BLOCK PLAN Current Plan · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING 3D VIEW 1 Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING 3D VIEW 2 Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING 3D VIEW 3 Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING 3D VIEW 4 Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOFT Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING REAR ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECTIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOFT FLOOR Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECTIONS Current Plan · 9 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 1774 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 11 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.

Building

Floor area17 m² (183 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace flat
Built2025
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, 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

Council
Thurrock
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RM17 6QJ
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Ward
OLD Grays Riverside
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Dec 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dimensions- Planning&Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 119 days from validation, 64 days slower than Thurrock's median of 55 for householder applications. Approved, as 85% of householder applications here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
338decided 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

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Dec 2025
Committee
10 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2025
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

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.