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153 London Road Grays Essex RM17 5YD

26/00321/HHAHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 18 May 2026

Council decision: Permission Refused1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Loft conversion with rear dormer and front sky lights

Received
20 March 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Grays Riverside
Agent
UK ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 153 London Road Grays Essex RM17 5YD. Thurrock has handled 213 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Thurrock's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Grays Riverside. We hold 216 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 proposed rear dormer extension would, by reason of its excessive width, scale and bulk, result in an overly dominant and incongruous form of development which would fail to appear subordinate to the existing roof form and would disrupt the consistent roofscape of the terrace. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies CSTP22 and PMD2 of the Thurrock Local Development Framework Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development 2015, the Residential Alterations and Extensions Supplementary Planning Document 2017 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
21 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
21 April 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
UK ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
Architect profile
UK ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
Agent address
310 Chadwell Heath Lane ROMFORD Essex RM6 4YH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6009904
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 23 July 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Mar

    Single storey rear extension and front porch

    RefusedHouseholderFiled alongside26/00325/HHA
  2. 2026
    20 Mar

    Loft conversion with rear dormer and front sky lights

    This applicationRefusedFull26/00321/HHA

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