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7 St Marys Drive Benfleet Essex SS7 1LB

Refused Castle Point 23/0761/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Windows or glazing Several homes

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing house into 5No. apartments including hip to gable loft conversion, dormers and fenestration alterations (revised application following approval 21/0002/FUL)

As published by the council, reference 23/0761/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/0761/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
12 Dec 2023
Validated
15 Jan 2024
Decided
7 Mar 2024
Ward
Boyce
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS7 1LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Castle Point register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 24/0312/FUL Granted

    7 St Marys Drive Benfleet Essex SS7 1LB

    Conversion of existing house into 5 no. apartments, including hip to gable loft conversion with dormers and fenestration alterations

    Decided 4 Jul 2024 Full applications
  • 23/0598/FUL Refused

    7 St Marys Drive Benfleet Essex SS7 1LB

    Conversion of existing house into 5No. apartments including hip to gable loft conversion, dormers and fenestration alterations (revised application following approval 21/0002/FUL)

    Decided 5 Dec 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Dec 2023

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 15 Jan 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Mar 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 5 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 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.

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  • 7 St Marys Drive Benfleet Essex SS7 1LB

    23/0598/FUL Submitted 20 Sep 2023 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing house into 5No. apartments including hip to gable loft conversion, dormers and fenestration alterations (revised application following approval 21/0002/FUL)

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer +1 13 docs
    Several homes

  • 7 St Marys Drive Benfleet Essex SS7 1LB

    24/0312/FUL Submitted 21 May 2024 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing house into 5 no. apartments, including hip to gable loft conversion with dormers and fenestration alterations

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer +1 24 docs
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    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0457/FUL Granted

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    External alterations including new windows and doors

    Received 13 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0419/FUL Granted

    378 Daws Heath Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2UA

    Demolish part rear extension and construct single storey rear extension and external alterations including rear raised platform and steps to garden

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0401/FUL Granted

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    Demolition of rear extension, raising of roof and construction of a hip-to-gable loft extension, 1.5-storey rear extension with rear balcony, and associated external alterations

    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Full applications