Planning application
8 Rookwood Close Grays Essex RM17 5JR
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 (Class C3) to a children's residential home (Class C2).
As published by the council, reference 26/00371/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00371/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- OLD Grays Thurrock
- Decision by
- Chief Planning Officer Decision
- Postcode
- RM17 5JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by Thurrock
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29 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Anjum Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Dudley
Active · incorporated 2010 · Dudley
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10 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- LOCATION PLAN
- ENV HEALTH
- LOCATION AND BLOCK PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- APPLICATION STATEMENT
- LOCATION AND SITE PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Thurrock granted permission on 23 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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