Benfleet Railway Station Ferry Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1NF Data via plota.co.uk
Registered
26/0515/WTCA
Description
Felling Maple tree and removal of ivy (notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area) Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Castle Point's recent tree and landscaping works.
Day 3 of the 56-day target. Castle Point usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.
Day 353 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
20decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Castle Point in the last twelve months, from validation. Castle Point decision record →
Site constraints 14
Public footpath about 4 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
South Benfleet conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
South Benfleet. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers and the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
SSSI about 75 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Tilbury to Southend about 27 m away; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Flood defence about 30 m from the postcode pin (embankment, designed for a 1 in 1000 year flood); Green belt about 13 m away: London; Inside the Thundersley and South Benfleet built-up area; Tree preservation order about 29 m away: Trees of whatever species within the area marked A1 on the map; Priority habitat about 39 m away: Coastal saltmarsh.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 8 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.
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Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
105 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing outbuildings and construct 1No. detached dwelling with associated ameni…
2025
Refused
103 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Construction of single storey rear/side extension
2024
Refused
Rear Of 103-105 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing outbuildings and construct 2No. 3 bed semi-detached houses with associa…
2024
Refused
Rear Of 103-105 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing outbuildings and construct 2No. 3 bed semi-detached houses with associa…
2023
Refused
103 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing store and WC and construct single storey rear/side extension including…
2023
Refused
103 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing store and WC and construct single storey rear/side extension including…
2022
Refused
Land To Rear Of 103 - 105 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing buildings and replace with 2No. dwellings with associated parking and a…
2022
Refused
Land To Rear Of 103 - 105 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing buildings and replace with 2No. dwellings with associated parking and a…
2022
Approved
Land At High Street Benfleet Rail Station Benfleet Essex SS7 1NE
Group of Trees - Remove all trees
2022
Approved
Land At High Street Benfleet Rail Station Benfleet Essex SS7 1NE
Group of Trees - Remove all trees
2020
Refused
81-83 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolition of existing building and erection of 5No. apartments with associated parking
2020
Refused
81-83 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolition of existing building and erection of 5No. apartments with associated parking
2021
Approved
101 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Partial demolition of ground floor rear extension and construction of single-storey side/…
2019
Approved
74 - 78 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Install pair of metal gates to entrance to undercroft parking
2019
Approved
74 - 78 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Install pair of metal gates to entrance to undercroft parking
2019
Approved
Hillside 7 Station Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1NG
Part single/part two storey rear/side extension and fenestration alterations
2019
Approved
Hillside 7 Station Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1NG
Part single/part two storey rear/side extension and fenestration alterations
2019
Approved
95 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing building and construct new MOT garage (part retrospective) (revised app…
2019
Approved
95 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Demolish existing building and construct new MOT garage (part retrospective) (revised app…
2018
Refused
105 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Replacement of timber-framed windows with UPVC double glazed windows
2018
Refused
103 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Replacement of timber-framed windows with UPVC double glazed windows
2016
Approved
95 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1ND
Extend and change use of existing building to enable MOT testing including replacement ro…
2025
Approved
3 Ross Wharf 74 High Street Benfleet Essex SS7 1BZ
Confirmation of compliance with S106 Agreements CPT/448/07/FUL and CPT/313/97/FUL
2022
Approved
Hillside 7 Station Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1NG
Non-material amendment application following approval 19/0638/FUL to reduce the size of t…
2022
Approved
Hillside 7 Station Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1NG
Non-material amendment application following approval 19/0638/FUL to reduce the size of t…
Castle Point
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#56 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
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
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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