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663 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SF

Refused Castle Point 21/0763/CPAOR Prior App - Office to Residential

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Change of use from offices (Class B1(a)) on the ground floor and first floor into 4 No. residential apartments

As published by the council, reference 21/0763/CPAOR

Application record

Reference
21/0763/CPAOR
Type
Prior App - Office to Residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refused CPA - Not PD
Received
30 Jul 2021
Validated
30 Jul 2021
Decided
24 Sep 2021
Ward
Appleton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS7 5SF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2021

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 24 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Refused CPA - Not PD

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Castle Point refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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