Brooks Stables Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH Data via plota.co.uk

26/0472/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved
New homes

Proposal

Permission in Principle for the erection of 1No. residential dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Validated
21 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVED PIP DECISION NOTICE Decision · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE COVER LETTER Supporting Documents · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF BROOKS STABLES, HILLTOP AVENUE Application Form · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Public footpath 10 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.
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
Tree preservation order 12 m away: Trees consisting of whatever species; Inside the Thundersley and South Benfleet built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Castle Point
Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
SS7 1PH
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Thundersley South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hybrid Planning & Development

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 16 days faster than Castle Point's median of 55 for new homes. Approved, as 67% of new homes here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15133670
Planning Portal ref
PP-15133670
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 3no. dwellings with associated access, p…
25/0574/FUL
2024 Refused
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 5no. dwellings with associated access, p…
24/0116/FUL
2024 Refused
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 5no. dwellings with associated access, p…
24/0116/FUL
2023 Refused
Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of 7No. dwellings; with associated…
23/0445/FUL
2023 Refused
Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of 7No. dwellings; with associated…
23/0445/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Variation of condition 3 (materials) of permission 24/0133/FUL
24/0754/VAR
2024 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Variation of condition 3 (materials) of permission 24/0133/FUL
24/0754/VAR
2024 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Demolition of existing chalet and out-buildings and replacement with 1No. dwelling
24/0133/FUL
2024 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Demolition of existing chalet and out-buildings and replacement with 1No. dwelling
24/0133/FUL
2023 Approved
Hilltop Farm Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Demolition of existing domestic storage barn and construction of Workshop Building (B2)
23/0078/FUL
2023 Approved
Hilltop Farm Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Demolition of existing domestic storage barn and construction of Workshop Building (B2)
23/0078/FUL
2022 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Single storey side and rear extensions, detached garage, internal and external alterations
22/0672/CLP
2022 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Single storey side and rear extensions, detached garage, internal and external alterations
22/0672/CLP
2022 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Construction of single storey rear extension projecting 5.63 metres from the rear of the…
22/0671/HPA
2022 Approved
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Construction of single storey rear extension projecting 5.63 metres from the rear of the…
22/0671/HPA
2022 Refused
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Single storey side and rear extensions, detached garage, internal and external alterations
22/0435/CLP
2022 Refused
Homestead Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Single storey side and rear extensions, detached garage, internal and external alterations
22/0435/CLP
2017 Approved
September Cottage Hilltop Avenue South Benfleet Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Construction of replacement detached flat roof garage
17/0409/CLP
2017 Approved
September Cottage Hilltop Avenue South Benfleet Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Construction of replacement detached flat roof garage
17/0409/CLP
2017 Approved
September Cottage Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Replacement dwelling
17/0252/FUL
2017 Approved
September Cottage Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Replacement dwelling
17/0252/FUL
2017 Refused
September Cottage Hilltop Avenue South Benfleet Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Construction of an outbuilding with basement for use as a garage and gym
17/0107/CLP
2017 Refused
September Cottage Hilltop Avenue South Benfleet Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Construction of an outbuilding with basement for use as a garage and gym
17/0107/CLP
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.

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings