349 Long Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 0JQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0453/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use from residential to 9 person HMO including garage conversion and fenestration alterations Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Castle Point's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Tilbury to Southend across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Canvey Island built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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
SS8 0JQ
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Canvey Island Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Estuary Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Castle Point usually decides extensions by day 43.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
97%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
200decided 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

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15148389
Env. assessment
No
Castle Point
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#56 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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