Castle Point planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Castle Point Borough Council, updated daily. Castle Point Borough Council received 143 planning applications in the last 90 days, 6 of them major schemes. 92% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in Castle Point
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land Around Eaton Cottage The Chase Thundersley Benfleet Essex
80-dwelling residential scheme, Thundersley, outline approved. Up to eighty homes with public open space and infrastructure on 2.25 hectares at outline stage (access only). Groundworks, drainage and frame packages precede brickwork and roofing across the phased build-out.
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
Football Club House Thames Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 0HH
Lighting column and floodlight replacement at a football club, Canvey Island. Upgrades existing lighting infrastructure with new columns and fixtures at full application stage. Electrical installation, structural foundations and cable routes suit sports-ground M&E specialists.
M&EGroundworksSteel
St. Michaels Church St Michaels Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2UW
Modular concrete storage shed, Hadleigh. 8 sqm new outbuilding on a 1.44 hectare church site at full application stage. Minimal groundworks and standard concrete/steel erection, no specialist trades.
GroundworksStructural frame
Land Rear Of 295 Rayleigh Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 3XA
8-unit custom and market housing scheme, outline approved. New dwellings with reserved detailed design and conditions; groundworks, structural frame, and fit-out work for specialist contractors. Local market uplift supports mid-sized residential schemes in this council area.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Land Adjacent To Thundersley Christian Spiritualist Church Benfleet Essex SS7 1AW
Two 4-bedroom houses on a subdivided plot, Benfleet. Erects two detached dwellings with private parking on 0.09 hectares at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and frame packages precede brickwork and roofing, with site servicing and parking dominating labour and material spend.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
74 Clarence Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1DB
Two semi-detached bungalows replacing a chalet, Benfleet. Demolishes one dwelling and erects two bungalows with parking and amenity at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead first, with roofing and M&E packages following once the site is cleared.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
58 Furtherwick Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 7AE
Prior approval converting first-floor commercial to one residential dwelling, Canvey Island. Permitted-development route creating a single home from a commercial unit at prior approval stage. Internal fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and sound insulation carry the work, with new bathroom and kitchen…
Fit-outM&EInsulation
98 Point Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 7TG
Restaurant-to-flat conversion with rear extension, Canvey Island. One two-bedroom home created from a vacant restaurant unit, including store demolition and single-storey rear extension at full application stage. Fit-out, rewiring, plumbing and new kitchen/bathroom packages drive the scope…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Land Adjacent To 14 Hall Crescent Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2QW
Single detached dwelling with extended crossover, Hadleigh. New 163 sqm two-storey house and vehicle access upgrade at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage dominate, with M&E fit-out and glazing packages open to local specialists.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Nashlea Farm Poors Lane North Benfleet Essex SS7 2XF
Retrospective consent for new access road to Nashlea Farm, Benfleet. Creates vehicle access to an existing development site via new road construction at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage and surfacing packages are live; the retrospective status signals the road is already built and…
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Land Outside Well Pharmacy 97 - 99 Furtherwick Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 7AY
Street hub installation with advertising panels, Canvey Island. New freestanding unit combining services and double-sided advertisements at full application stage. Structural steels, cladding, electrical feeds and signage installation are the live packages.
Structural frameSteelCladding
Pavement Outside 255 London Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2BN
Street hub installation with advertising on London Road, Benfleet. Erects a new public-realm unit with dual-sided advertisement display at full application stage. Fabrication, electrical connections and ancillary foundations are the live packages for specialist installers.
GroundworksM&ESteel
665 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SF
Single-storey front extension to a commercial unit, Benfleet. Adds ground-floor space to an existing High Road premises at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks suit local contractors, with M&E and shopfront glazing follow-on packages.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Brooks Stables Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH
Single dwelling Permission in Principle granted. New house erection at reserved-matters stage pending. Groundworks, frame, M&E and drainage trades ready to mobilise on full consent.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Glenwood School Rushbottom Lane Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4LW
Perimeter security fence for school playing fields, Thundersley, retrospective. Erects a fenced boundary around existing school sports grounds at full application stage. Fencing materials and installation labour, with minor groundworks for post foundations.
GroundworksHard landscaping
Planning appeals in Castle Point Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Castle Point Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Castle Point Borough Council, raw rate
33%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.6 percentage points above expected. Castle Point Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
272 appeals counted, 261 judged either way (86 allowed, 175 dismissed), 11 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-08 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 32% | 28.8% | 129 | 128 | 41 |
| Householder (HAS) | 36.3% | 35.6% | 115 | 113 | 41 |
| Enforcement Notice | 10% | 13.5% | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 25% | 36.9% | 9 | 8 | 2 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Castle Point Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder90% (216 decided)
- other95% (40 decided)
- residential71% (21 decided)
- commercial80% (15 decided)
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