249 Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1PS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Construct front porch, roof and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 9
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £1,650,000 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
Every application in Castle Point - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Other new applications on this street
223 Benfleet Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 1QG
Demolish conservatory and erect single storey rear extension and alterations to ...
299 Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1PW
Raise ridge and construct new roof and front extension
304 Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1PW
Raise roof and construct front and rear dormers, single storey rear extension, s...
161 Benfleet Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 1QG
Construct front porch and roof alterations
Nearby new applications
223 Benfleet Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 1QG
Demolish conservatory and erect single storey rear extension and alterations to ...
299 Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1PW
Raise ridge and construct new roof and front extension
331 Essex Way Benfleet Essex SS7 1PJ
Construct single storey side extension
304 Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1PW
Raise roof and construct front and rear dormers, single storey rear extension, s...
Important details
- Council
- Castle Point
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SS7 1PS
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Thundersley South
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A9 Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 8 days slower than Castle Point's median of 43 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Castle Point in the last twelve months, from validation. Castle Point decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14858070
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14858070
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Track this application
249 Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1PS
Tracking this application
Not there in a minute? Check junk - especially Hotmail and Outlook.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.