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44 Rookery View Grays Essex RM17 6AU

Granted Thurrock 26/00270/FUL Full Planning Permission Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from a single dwelling house (use class C3) to a small children's residential home (use class C2) providing care and accommodation for a maximum of two young people with 24 hour staff support. No external or internal alterations are proposed

As published by the council, reference 26/00270/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00270/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission Application
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
30 Mar 2026
Decided
8 Jun 2026
Ward
OLD Little Thurrock Rectory
Decision by
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Postcode
RM17 6AU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Thurrock register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01226/CONDC Awaiting decision

    44 Rookery View Grays Essex RM17 6AU

    Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 (Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan) & 6 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission ref. 26/00270/FUL (Change of use from a single dwelling house (use class C3) to a small children's residential home (use class C2) providing care and accommodation for a maximum of two young people with 24 hour staff support. No external or internal alterations are proposed)

    Submitted 19 Oct 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Received by Thurrock

  2. 30 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/01226/CONDC Awaiting decision

    44 Rookery View Grays Essex RM17 6AU

    Application for the approval of details reserved by condition no. 4 (Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan) & 6 (Cycle Storage) of planning permission ref. 26/00270/FUL (Change of use from a single dwelling house (use class C3) to a small children's residential home (use class C2) providing care and accommodation for a maximum of two young people with 24 hour staff support. No external or internal alterations are proposed)

    Submitted 19 Oct 2026

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 08 Jun 2026
  • DELEGATED REPORT Delegated Report · 08 Jun 2026
  • ENV AGENCY Consultee Comment · 19 May 2026
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comment · 19 May 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Studies and Reports · 28 Apr 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Consultee Comment · 20 Apr 2026
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Comment · 16 Apr 2026
  • EMERGENCY PLANNING Consultee Comment · 13 Apr 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Superseded · 30 Mar 2026
  • COVER LETTER Cover Letter · 16 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED AND EXISTING ROOF PLANS Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026
  • PARKING BLOCK PLAN Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Current Plan · 16 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 10 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Thurrock granted permission on 8 June 2026, 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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