55 Oakway Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2HR

1. 13 Dec 2022

   Received by Thurrock

2. 31 Jan 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Thurrock granted permission on 31 January 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• 78 Fairway Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2AJ

  25/01484/FUL Submitted 24 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Proposed two storey, 3-bedroom dwelling.

  Granted Full applications 21 docs
  Domestic

• 60 Whitmore Avenue Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2HU

  26/00018/HHA Submitted 12 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  Construction of outbuilding in rear garden with bi-fold and french doors

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 31 Fairway Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2AJ

  26/00312/HHA Submitted 18 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Single storey rear extension with two skylights.

  Granted Householder Extension 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 36 Whitmore Avenue Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2HX

  21/00819/PHA Submitted 13 May 2021 150 yards away

  Rear extension with a depth of 6 metres from the original rear wall of the property, with a maximum height of 3.5 metres and eaves height of 2.5 metres.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 9 docs

• 32 Whitmore Avenue Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2HX

  26/01056/HHA Submitted 10 Sep 2026 200 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

  Enlargement of existing front porch.

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• 149 Prince Philip Avenue Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2DJ

  26/00758/FUL Submitted 1 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3(a)) to a children's care home (Use Class C2) providing accommodation and 24-hour care for up to two children, together with minor internal alterations.

  Granted Full applications
  Domestic

• 26/01184/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

  15 Overcliff Road Grays Essex RM17 6AJ

  Hip to gable end loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 13 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01151/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

  MJL Holdings Motherwell Way West Thurrock Essex RM20 3XD

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development, confirming that the planning unit comprising the site would benefit from an extant lawful Use Class B8 (storage or distribution) use, notwithstanding the future demolition of the existing buildings on-site.

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00950/CLOPUD Granted

  36 Victoria Avenue Grays Essex RM16 2RP

  Reconstruction of an outbuilding.

  18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00812/CLOPUD Granted

  34 Second Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8DS

  Proposed rear dormer roof extension, two conservation-style rooflights to the front roof slope, and the conversion of the existing loft into habitable accommodation.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01124/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

  8 San Juan Drive Chafford Hundred Grays Essex RM16 6LQ

  The proposal seeks the change of use of the existing dwelling from Use Class C3(C) (dwellinghouse occupied by a single household) to Use Class C2 (residential institution). The proposal would retain the existing building and residential character of the property, with no material external alterations or intensification of the built form proposed. The use would operate in accordance with relevant Thurrock development plan policies, including PMD1 (Minimising Pollution and Impacts on Amenity) a...

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Lawful development