1 High Street Canvey Island Essex SS8 7RB Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 9 June 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and erection of 4 storey building comprising office (Class E), under-croft parking to ground floor and 21No. self-contained flats (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 342.
Planning committee
Decided by Castle Point Development Management Committee on 9 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the housing benefits outweighed the moderate harm from a dead frontage.
- The town council and residents raised concerns about scale, parking, town-centre character and the housing mix.
- The committee approved the application on a show of hands, subject to the listed conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Castle Point's committee minutes of 9 Jun 2026.
Documents 62
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 15
Plans & drawings 16
Application forms 6
Consultation & comments 18
Other documents 6
Site constraints 5
Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Castle Point
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SS8 7RA
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Canvey Island North
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Brian Davison Associates
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 342, past the statutory target. 97% of full applications in Castle Point are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Castle Point in the last twelve months, from validation. Castle Point decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
43 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14178596
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14178596
- Committee
- 9 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Castle Point is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #4 out of 296. Only 10% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Castle Point is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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