304 Benfleet Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1PW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Raise ridge height and construct front and rear dormers, rear ground floor infill extension, front ground floor infill extension, first floor side extension, boundary treatment, and external alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Dec 2026, from Castle Point's recent extensions.
Documents 16
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 3
Site constraints 6
Checked on 24 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 4
Last sold for £1,300,000 in October 2019. 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 2024, 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 1PW
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Thundersley South
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Dec 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Chp Architecture Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 6 of the 56-day target. Castle Point usually decides extensions by day 43.
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.
Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15290394
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15290394
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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