Paddocks Community Centre Long Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 0JA Data via plota.co.uk

25/0505/ADV - Application to Display Advertisments Approved

Proposal

External signage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2025
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Validated
12 Feb 2026
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Committee
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Castle Point Development Management Committee on 9 Jun 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the signs would support community uses without harming visual amenity or safety.
  • Essex Highways raised no objection, and no neighbour responses were received.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission on a show of hands.
Read how the committee decided The proposed signs, site history, officers’ assessment, consultations, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Castle Point's committee minutes of 9 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 4

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.
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 11 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.

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Important details

Application type
Application to Display Advertisments
Postcode
SS8 0JA
Received
9 Jul 2025
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Canvey Island South
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 63 days slower than Castle Point's median of 55 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 87% of advertisement consent here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
9,149decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent advertisement consent in Castle Point to go on. Castle Point decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Committee
9 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Castle Point
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#56 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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