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How long planning decisions take in Thurrock

57 days.

In the year to December 2026, the median planning application decided by Thurrock took 57 days from submission to decision — 1 day beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 572 decisions where the council published both dates.

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Not ranked yet: our records do not yet pass the historical coverage, monthly continuity, missing-date and refresh checks for this window. The figure above is still what the published dates say; it is left out of the league table so it cannot distort the ranking. See the methodology.

57 days
Median decision 1 day beyond the eight week target
48%
Within eight weeks 81% within thirteen
121 days
Nine in ten decided by The wait to budget for

How Thurrock compares

Year to December 2026

Thurrock sits exactly on the national median of 57 days. Nationally 49% of applications are decided within eight weeks; here it is 48%.

The average here is 92 days, longer than the median because a handful of applications take very much longer than the rest. For planning around, 121 days is the more useful number: nine applications in ten were decided inside it.

  1. Within eight weeks the statutory target 276 48%
  2. Eight to thirteen weeks the major development band 185 32%
  3. Over thirteen weeks commonly an agreed extension 111 19%

By type of application

Year to December 2026 · types with at least ten decisions

The headline median mixes every kind of application together. A householder extension and an outline application for a housing site are not the same job, and the difference between them is usually larger than the difference between two councils.

  1. Prior approval 26 decided 39 days
  2. Amendments 19 decided 42 days
  3. Lawful development 93 decided 49 days
  4. Advertising 16 decided 56 days
  5. Trees 16 decided 56 days
  6. Conditions 49 decided 58 days
  7. Householder 110 decided 59 days
  8. Full applications 111 decided 85 days

How these types compare nationally

What Thurrock decides

Year to December 2026

Thurrock issued 572 decisions in the year to December 2026. Of the clear-cut outcomes, 86% were approvals: 447 granted against 74 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes sit outside that percentage rather than being counted as either.

Speed and approval rate are separate things. A council that refuses quickly is not doing the same job as one that negotiates an approval slowly, and neither figure alone says which served the applicant better.

Common questions

How long does a planning decision take in Thurrock?

The median planning application decided by Thurrock in the year to December 2026 took 57 days from submission to decision, 1 day beyond the eight week target. That is measured across 572 decisions where the council published both a start date and a decision date.

Does Thurrock meet the eight week target?

48% of the 572 decisions Thurrock made in the year to December 2026 came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 81% within thirteen weeks. Nine in ten were decided within 121 days. Councils can agree an extension of time with an applicant, so a decision past eight weeks is not necessarily a missed deadline.

Is Thurrock faster or slower than average?

Thurrock sits exactly on the national median of 57 days.

What proportion of applications does Thurrock approve?

86% of the clear-cut outcomes Thurrock issued in the year to December 2026 were approvals: 447 granted against 74 refused. Split decisions, withdrawals and other outcomes are excluded from that percentage.

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Thurrock planning decision times, year to December 2026: median 57 days from application to decision (1 day beyond the eight week target), across 572 decisions with both dates published. 48% were decided within the eight week statutory target, 81% within thirteen weeks; nine in ten within 121 days. 86% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.

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