High Road (Corner Of Vicarage Hill) South Benfleet SS7 5LH

1. 21 Feb 2023

   Received by Castle Point

2. 2 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Response Provided

3. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

More on outline applications in our guide

• High Lodge 43-59 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5LH

  21/0082/FUL Submitted 1 Feb 2021 16m away

  Construction of additional floor to create 3No apartments above existing 9No. apartments including revision to parking area and additional parking spaces

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 16 docs
  Several homes

• Bus Shelter Opposite No.30 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5LH

  24/0337/ADV Submitted 6 Jun 2024 49m away

  Replace existing double-sided illuminated 6-sheet advertising displays with double-sided digital displays portraying static advertising changing every 10 seconds

  Granted Advertising 15 docs

• 61 Hall Farm Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5JR

  22/0915/FUL Submitted 14 Dec 2022 50m away

  Construction of single storey rear/side extension and new front porch

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Green Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5JT

  23/0172/FUL Submitted 21 Mar 2023 77m away

  Part single storey and part two storey rear/side extension and alterations to exterior

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 73 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5LH

  21/0627/FUL Submitted 16 Jun 2021 81m away

  Proposed dropped kerb to front of property

  Refused Full applications 9 docs

• 53 Hall Farm Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5JR

  19/0812/HPA Submitted 6 Nov 2019 81m away

  Construction of single storey rear extension projecting 3.94 metres from the rear of the original wall of the dwelling, with a maximum height of 3 metres and an eaves height of 2.82 metres (revised application)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/0473/CPA3MA Awaiting decision

  665 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SF

  Change of use of existing first-floor Class E commercial accommodation to provide 1 no. self-contained two-bedroom, three-person dwelling (Class C3), with associated parking, cycle and refuse storage

  18 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/0472/PIP Awaiting decision

  Brooks Stables Hilltop Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 1PH

  Permission in Principle for the erection of 1No. residential dwelling

  17 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/0460/OUT Awaiting decision

  Land Rear Of 295 Rayleigh Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 3XA

  Outline application for development of 1 custom build and 7 market houses (all matters reserved except access, appearance, layout and scale)

  14 Aug 2026 Outline
• 26/0413/CPA3MA Awaiting decision

  211 London Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2RD

  Prior approval for the change of use from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3).

  21 Jul 2026 Outline
• 26/0346/CON Decided

  Kennels 256 Daws Heath Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7NP

  Change of use of land to use as a cattery including the erection of a building for use as a cattery (retention of existing building to be partially demolished) and landscaping including the laying of a grasscrete surface for parking. Demolition of other existing cattery building. Form vehicular access and erect new boundary gates and fencing.

  15 Jun 2026 Outline