Planning application
57 Gun Hill Place Kingswood Basildon Essex SS16 5UY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a 'Small House in Multiple Occupation' (Use Class C4) for up to six persons to a 'Children's Care Home' (Use Class C2), accommodating a maximum of two children (aged between 7 and 18 years) with care provided by up to two carers per shift.
As published by the council, reference 26/00926/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00926/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Nethermayne
- Postcode
- SS16 5UY
Comment by 17 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Basildon through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Basildon
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21 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Basildon took a median of 73 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in South Ockendon
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 90% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- THE LOCATION PLAN
- SUPPORTING STATEMENT
- SUBMISSION LETTER
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- SECTIONS
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Basildon for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Basildon decided full applications in a median of 94 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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