2 Furtherwick Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 9AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0178/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from cake shop/café to bar venue Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Validated
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Tilbury to Southend across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Local nature reserve 89 m away: Canvey Lake
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Canvey Island built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 September 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £50,000 in December 2005. Terraced house, freehold.

8 December 2005£50,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS8 9AA
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Canvey Island South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 27 days slower than Castle Point's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 50% of changes of use here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
50%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Castle Point in the last twelve months, from validation. Castle Point decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14694155
Env. assessment
No
Castle Point
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#56 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Castle Point decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #270 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #254 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #4 of 296
10%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #2 of 296
56%
Minor dwellings approved
39 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
58%
Change of use approved
24 decided
385
Total decisions
83 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use