63 Kingsley Lane Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 3TZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0338/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing bungalow and garage and construct replacement 1No. 3bedroom chalet Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Aug 2026

Site constraints 9

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.
Public bridleway 23 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.
SSSI 31 m away: Thundersley Great Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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 20 m away: Group of trees of whatever species; Inside the Thundersley and South Benfleet built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 16 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Full Application
Postcode
SS7 3TZ
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Thundersley North
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 11 days slower than Castle Point's median of 44 for demolitions. Approved, as 87% of demolitions here are.

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.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15009327
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