Planning application
26/00521/CLOPUD
20 Benson Road Grays Essex RM17 6DL
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00521/CLOPUD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
13 May 2026
Received by Thurrock
-
24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
-
23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
21/00885/FUL Granted
Rayvac Electrics East Thurrock Road Grays Essex RM17 6SP
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
-
26/00686/FUL Awaiting decision
Bricklayers Arms Bridge Road Grays Essex RM17 6BZ
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).
-
25/01331/FUL Refused
Baddoo Motors Unit 1 Kent Road Grays Essex RM17 6DF
Conversion of two workshops into one, with single storey extensions and increased roof pitch
-
26/00599/ADV Granted
Baddoo Motors Unit 1 Kent Road Grays Essex RM17 6DF
(Retrospective) Display of 3no. non-illuminated signs relating to businesses on the premises
-
26/00815/CV Awaiting decision
New World 140 Clarence Road Grays Essex RM17 6RD
Application for the variation of condition no 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission ref 25/00323/FUL (Single story rear infill extension)
-
03/00612/FUL Refused
32 Arthur Street Grays Essex RM17 6EH
Change of use of two dwellings to residential care home for 30/32 Arthur Street, Grays
Other lawful development applications
In Thurrock
-
26/00623/CLOPUD Granted
68 Dunlop Road Tilbury Essex RM18 7AU
Change of use from Use Class C3(a) to C3(b) to accommodate up to three individuals receiving care within a single household.
-
26/00848/CLOPUD Awaiting decision
31 Goddard Road Stifford Clays Grays Essex RM16 2AF
Single storey flat roof rear extension.
-
26/00508/CLOPUD Refused
227 Southend Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7AB
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential care home for up to four adults with learning disabilities (Use Class C2).
-
26/00412/CLEUD Refused
26 Birch Close South Ockendon Essex RM15 6XD
Outbuilding to rear
-
26/00188/CLOPUD Refused
Portland Lodge Brentwood Road Bulphan Essex RM14 3TJ
New storage building for B2 use under Schedule 2, Part 7, Class H of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (as amended) Order 2015