New housing in Thurrock Council
We read Thurrock Council's planning register every day. We hold 20,172 of its planning applications going back to 2008, and 117 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 29% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below the 75% at which national policy treats it as having an unmet need for housing.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 29% (2025): presumption
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 20,172
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 48 | 15 |
| 2025 | 107 | 68 | 25 |
| 2024 | 123 | 75 | 28 |
| 2023 | 122 | 81 | 30 |
| 2022 | 103 | 63 | 29 |
| 2021 | 96 | 41 | 43 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,100 | Land South Of Borough Boundary And East Of Dunnings Lane West Horndon Essex Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access, for the creation of a phased new settlement and multi modal transport hub, including safeguarded land to facilitate future access to the southern… 24/01051/OUT | Decided | 2 Oct 2024 |
| 2,000 | Land At Ford Place Mardyke Valley To Rear Of Buckles Lane Adjacent To Stifford Hill South Road South Ockendon Essex Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion in respect of proposed development of a mixed-use development for up to 2000 homes with associated community and commercial uses 26/01105/SCO | Awaiting decision | 23 Sept 2026 |
| 1,500 | Land East Of Chadwell St Mary Brentwood Road Chadwell St Mary Essex Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion for residential development of up to 1,500 dwellings (Use Class C3), a primary school (Use Class F1), retail floor space and healthcare floor space as part of a mixed use neighbourhood… 25/00333/SCO | Awaiting decision | 24 Mar 2025 |
| 800 | Land North Of West Road South Of Kemps Farm And East Of Dennis Road South Ockendon Essex Outline planning application with all matters reserved (other than principal means of access to the highway) for a severable, phased development comprising the construction of dwellings and land reserved for a potential… 25/01362/OUT | Decided | 19 Nov 2025 |
| 800 | Land At Kemps Farm Dennis Road South Ockendon Essex Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion for residential development of up to 800 dwellings including primary school, public open space, SuDS and associated infrastructure with access to West Road and Dennis Road 25/00120/SCO | Awaiting decision | 5 Feb 2025 |
| 450 | Land South Of Bretts Farm Romford Road Aveley Essex Outline planning application with all matters reserved apart from access for residential development comprising up to 450 dwellings (houses, flats and bungalows), a new doctors surgery and health facility, retail and… 25/01272/OUT | Decided | 22 Oct 2025 |
| 412 | Land South Of Railway Line And North Southend Road Corringham Essex Outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for access, for the construction of up to 412 dwellings (Use Class C3), primary school, care home (Use Class C2), up to 2,000 sq.m convenience store (Use… 25/01060/OUT | Decided | 9 Sept 2025 |
| 385 | Land To The North Of Godman Road Cedar Road Barry Close And Adjacent Heath Road Chadwell St Mary Essex Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for up to 385 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), provision of public open space, and associated infrastructure. 26/00413/OUT | Decided | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 320 | Land Adjacent Lampits Hill And Gable Hall School Southend Road Corringham Essex Outline planning permission with all matters reserved except for access for the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of 320 residential units, a care home and associated supporting development… 25/00167/SCR | Approved | 13 Feb 2025 |
| 200 | Land North Of Long Lane At Grey Goose Farm Stifford Clays Road Stifford Clays Grays Essex Outline Application (with all matters reserved except access) for the development of up to 200 dwellings, landscaping, open space, drainage and associated infrastructure with vehicular access from Long Lane 26/01054/OUT | Decided | 11 Sept 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Thurrock Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.