3 High Beeches Benfleet Essex SS7 5BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/0514/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Demolish conservatory, construct single storey rear extension, loft conversion and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from Castle Point's recent extensions.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Thundersley and South Benfleet built-up area; Green belt 18 m away: London; 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 29 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £400,000 in March 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.

20 March 2026£400,000
13 August 2015£265,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS7 5BG
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
St. Mary's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chp Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Castle Point usually decides extensions by day 43.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
243decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15215853
Statutory expiry
20 Nov 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

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