Solby Wood Farm Daws Heath Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2UD Data via plota.co.uk

25/0636/OUT - Outline Application Registered

Proposal

Outline application for up to 160 dwellings (all matters reserved except access) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 25 Oct 2026, 09:10

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Application progress

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Received

5 Sept 2025

✓

Validated

22 Sept 2025

Decision

Target date was 13 Mar 2026

Appeal

Appeal lodged

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 401.

Documents 281

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF COMMITTEE REPORT Committee Report · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 102

Plans & drawings 109

Application forms 6

PDF APPEAL FORM Appeal Correspondence · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CD1.1 APPLICATION FORM Appellant`s Case · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CD1.2 CIL FORM 1 Appellant`s Case · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CD2.5 UPDATED APPLICATION FORM Appellant`s Case · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CD1.3 CIL FORM 2 - ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY Appellant`s Case · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SOLBY WOOD FARM, DAWS HEATH ROAD, HADLEIGH Application Form · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 26

PDF INTERESTED PARTY COMMENTS Appeal Correspondence · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EAST ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE Consultee Comment · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 19 May 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

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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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

Inside the Thundersley and South Benfleet built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

Building

Floor area330 m² (3,552 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Castle Point
Application type: Outline Application
Postcode: SS7 2UD
Received: 5 Sept 2025
Validated: 22 Sept 2025
Ward: St Michael's
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 13 Mar 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: WSP
Freehold owner: Show

Decision outlook

Day 401, past the statutory target. 63% of outline applications in Castle Point are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 401310 days past the 91-day target

42%decided within 8 weeks

59%approved

12%go to committee

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

Public comments

84comments received

84 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

114 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14242595
Planning Portal ref: PP-14242595
Committee: 14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 22 Dec 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved

Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Method State…

21/0835/CDN 28 Oct 2021

2020

Variation of condition 2 (site layout plan compliance) and condition 45 (approved plans)…

20/0561/VAR 24 Aug 2020

2020

Variation of condition 2 (site layout plan compliance) and condition 45 (approved plans)…

20/0561/VAR 24 Aug 2020

2019 Approved

Variation of condition 2 (site layout plan compliance) and condition 45 (approved plans)…

19/0268/VAR 30 Mar 2020

2019 Approved

Variation of condition 2 (site layout plan compliance) and condition 45 (approved plans)…

19/0268/VAR 30 Mar 2020

2019 Approved

Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of condition 30 (Landscaping Scheme) of p…

19/0319/CDN 21 Jun 2019

2019 Approved

Submission of details pursuant to the discharge of condition 30 (Landscaping Scheme) of p…

19/0319/CDN 21 Jun 2019

2019 Approved

Submission of details pursuant to the removal of condition 44 (details of acoustic fencin…

19/0052/REM 1 Feb 2019

2019 Approved

Submission of details pursuant to the removal of condition 44 (details of acoustic fencin…

19/0052/REM 1 Feb 2019

2019 Approved

Introduction of new planning condition to permission 15/0709/FUL to include the list of a…

19/0058/NMA 31 Jan 2019

2019 Approved

Introduction of new planning condition to permission 15/0709/FUL to include the list of a…

19/0058/NMA 31 Jan 2019

2018 Approved

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (Construction method statement), 4 (Site w…

18/0365/CDN 22 Jan 2019

2018 Approved

Engineering operation involving the construction of a manege for the exercising of horses…

18/0742/FUL 11 Oct 2018

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Refused

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1no. single storey dwelling

24/0090/FUL 11 Apr 2024

2024 Refused

Land Adjacent To 430 Daws Heath Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2NL

1no. single storey dwelling

24/0090/FUL 11 Apr 2024

2021 Approved

409 Daws Heath Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2UG

Single storey rear extension and extension to existing rear dormer plus front rooflights…

21/1025/CLP 23 Dec 2021

2021 Approved

409 Daws Heath Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2UG

Single storey front extension

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Castle Point

Planning Authority Score

7.1/10

Good

#56 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

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.

Solby Wood Farm Daws Heath Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2UD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 281

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 102

Plans & drawings 109

Application forms 6

Consultation & comments 26

Other documents 37

Site constraints 4

Building

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