22 Benson Road Grays Essex RM17 6DL

1. 30 Mar 2026

   Received by Thurrock

2. 19 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Thurrock granted permission on 19 May 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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• 20 Benson Road Grays Essex RM17 6DL

  26/00521/CLOPUD Submitted 13 May 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use from single residential dwelling (C3) to 6 bedroom HMO (C4) and extension of the existing outbuilding to create a communal garden room.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 26 docs
  Small domestic

• Rayvac Electrics East Thurrock Road Grays Essex RM17 6SP

  21/00885/FUL Submitted 25 May 2021 100 yards away

  Redevelopment of the site to provide a mixed-use development comprising 7 residential units (5 x 2 bed flats and 2 x 1 bed flats) and a Class E retail unit

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 12 docs

• Bricklayers Arms Bridge Road Grays Essex RM17 6BZ

  26/00686/FUL Submitted 19 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  Part retrospective application for the retention of the existing Class E(a) convenience store and installation of roller shutters and change of Use from Sui Generis Public House to Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs

• 42 Salisbury Road Grays Essex RM17 6DQ

  21/00812/PHA Submitted 12 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 2.90 metres and eaves height of 2.75 metres.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs

• 47 Saxton Close Grays Essex RM17 6FB

  21/00680/CLOPUD Submitted 24 Apr 2021 200 yards away

  Loft conversion with side dormer, two roof lights and rear window

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs

• Baddoo Motors Unit 1 Kent Road Grays Essex RM17 6DF

  25/01331/FUL Submitted 10 Nov 2025 200 yards away

  Conversion of two workshops into one, with single storey extensions and increased roof pitch

  Refused Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small 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