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640 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SU

Refused Castle Point 23/0588/CLP Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed

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

Removal of existing side extension and erect single storey side extension

As published by the council, reference 23/0588/CLP

Application record

Reference
23/0588/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
19 Sep 2023
Validated
12 Oct 2023
Decided
7 Dec 2023
Ward
Appleton
Decision by
Delegated Planning Officer
Postcode
SS7 5SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Castle Point register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 23/0023/FUL Refused

    640 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SU

    Demolition of existing store and construction of two storey side extension and internal alterations to facilitate conversion of existing dwelling into 2 No. flats and associated amenity space and parking

    Decided 21 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2023

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 12 Oct 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 640 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SU

    23/0023/FUL Submitted 11 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing store and construction of two storey side extension and internal alterations to facilitate conversion of existing dwelling into 2 No. flats and associated amenity space and parking

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 11 docs
    Several homes

  • 665 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SF

    26/0470/FUL Submitted 18 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    79% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

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    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 10 docs
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  • 665 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SF

    26/0473/CPA3MA Submitted 18 Aug 2026 50 yards away

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    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

    Awaiting decision Outline 22 docs
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  • 665 High Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5SF

    26/0468/FUL Submitted 18 Aug 2026 50 yards away

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In Castle Point

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