317 Church Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 3HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0361/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construct infill extension and convert existing garage/games room into residential dwelling with new porch, rear gable projection, removal of chimney and extension of patio/retaining wall. New vehicular crossover provided to original house with parking facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

26 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

8 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents 11

Site constraints 4

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Public bridleway 14 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.

Also on the record

Inside the Thundersley and South Benfleet built-up area; Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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 £624,500 in July 2025. Detached house, freehold.

18 July 2025£624,500

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

Building

Floor area148 m² (1,593 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms

Built1930 to 1949

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, 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: Full Application
Postcode: SS7 3HJ
Received: 26 Jun 2026
Validated: 8 Jul 2026
Ward: Thundersley North
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Sept 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 3 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Essex Architectural Planning Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 4 days slower than Castle Point's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 50% of changes of use here are.

This one57d

Council53d

UK56d

68%decided within 8 weeks

50%approved

28decided in the last year

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.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15039055
Planning Portal ref: PP-15039055
Statutory expiry: 2 Sept 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

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.