74 Thorney Bay Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 0HQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0469/CLP - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Registered

Proposal

Demolition of the existing part-width rear conservatory and construction of a new single-storey rear extension measuring 7.2m in width and projecting 3m from the original rear wall of the dwelling. The extension will have an eaves height to not exceed 3m and a pitched roof with a maximum overall height not exceeding 4m. The external walls will be constructed in brickwork to match the existing dwelling. The proposal includes all associated building works required to construct and connect the extension to the existing dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Castle Point's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 6

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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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; 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
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Postcode
SS8 0HQ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Canvey Island South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Onpoint Architects

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Castle Point usually decides demolitions by day 44.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15166184
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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