23 Wamburg Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 8JR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for change of use from a 6 Person HMO (Class C4) to a 7 Person HMO (Sui-Generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 20
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £280,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Postcode
- SS8 8JR
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Canvey Island East
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dimensions - Planning & Architecture
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 30 days from validation, 23 days faster than Castle Point's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 50% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Castle Point in the last twelve months, from validation. Castle Point decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 6 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15085965
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15085965
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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