4 Bilton Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2HH Data via plota.co.uk

Registered 26/0509/FUL

Council

Castle Point 7.1/10

Date received

8 Sept 2026

Date validated

7 Oct 2026

Postcode

SS7 2HH

Description

Construct detached annexe in rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 22 Nov 2026, from Castle Point's recent full applications.

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Castle Point usually decides full applications by day 46.

prediction

Day 254 days to the 56-day target

90%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

222decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Local nature reserve about 284 m away: Belfairs

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI about 284 m away: Great Wood & Dodd's Grove SSSI; Inside the Thundersley and South Benfleet built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £325,000 in October 2023. Detached house, freehold.

13 October 2023£325,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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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