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3 Gowan Close Benfleet Essex SS7 5SE

Refused Castle Point 21/0674/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Single storey rear/side extension and front extension including raising garage roof and conversion to games room

As published by the council, reference 21/0674/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/0674/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
30 Jun 2021
Validated
5 Jul 2021
Decided
26 Aug 2021
Ward
Appleton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS7 5SE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2021

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 5 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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