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45 Ward Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5RW

25/01079/HHAHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 17 November 2025

Council decision: Permission RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Two storey side and rear extension and single storey rear extension with garage loft conversion and extension with rear dormer and extend vehicle access

Received
8 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Grays Thurrock
Agent
3d Planning Design
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.27 Nov
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided17 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 45 Ward Avenue Grays Essex RM17 5RW. Thurrock has handled 213 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Thurrock's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Grays Thurrock. We hold 215 applications in total for the RM17 postcode area.

81% of full applications at Thurrock Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would, by reason of the excessive bulk and massing of the rear extensions and dormer, together with the poor and incoherent relationship between the single-storey, two-storey and roof-level elements (rear dormer), would result in an unbalanced and visually awkward form. The "cascading" composition to the rear would create a cluttered and poorly integrated appearance that fails to respect the scale, form, and architectural character of the host dwelling. The development would therefore appear as an overly bulky and incongruous addition, harmful to the character and appearance of the existing dwelling and the wider street scene, contrary to Policies CSTP22, CSTP23 and PMD2 of Thurrock Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development 2015, the Residential Alterations and Extensions SPD (RAE) September 2017 and the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RM17 5RW
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2025
Consultation expiry
27 November 2025
Consultation end
27 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
20 October 2025
Target decision date
17 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
3d Planning Design
Agent address
18 Porter Avenue Kings Hill Kings Hill, West Malling ME19 4QN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Thurrock

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