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Solby Wood Farm Daws Heath Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2UD

Awaiting decision Castle Point 25/0636/OUT Outline Application

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Proposal

Outline application for up to 160 dwellings (all matters reserved except access)

As published by the council, reference 25/0636/OUT

Application record

Reference
25/0636/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Registered
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
22 Sep 2025
Ward
St Michael's
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SS7 2UD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2025

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 22 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Castle Point took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

WSP Ltd Agent, registered in Cobham

Active · incorporated 2001 · Cobham

594 applications on PlanIndex · across 124 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

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

280 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Castle Point for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Castle Point decided outline applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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