Land Adjacent To 1 Gifford Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5XX

1. 13 Apr 2026

   Received by Castle Point

2. 27 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 4 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Approval

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 316 London Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5XR

  22/0695/FUL Submitted 5 Sep 2022 54m away

  Demolition of existing garden centre and associated buildings. Change of use of the first floor of the existing retained building from dwelling to day nursery. Expansion of existing day nursery including extensions, construction of new buildings, creation of basement parking and changes to vehicular access.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 47 docs
  Domestic

• 299 London Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5XP

  23/0116/CLP Submitted 27 Feb 2023 62m away

  Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer

  Refused Lawful development Loft or dormer 12 docs

• 23 Hazlemere Road Benfleet Essex SS7 4AF

  26/0371/FUL Submitted 1 Jul 2026 129m away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  Construct rear conservatory

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 5 docs

• Bus Shelter Outside 331 London Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1BL

  24/0336/ADV Submitted 6 Jun 2024 129m away

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

  Granted Advertising 14 docs

• 1 Selbourne Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4AN

  26/0426/FUL Submitted 31 Jul 2026 154m away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Change of Use from Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) to Children's Residential Home (Use Class C2)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs
  Domestic

• 327 Kents Hill Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5XT

  21/0625/FUL Submitted 15 Jun 2021 159m away

  Alterations and extensions to convert existing bungalow into house with front porch, second floor rear dormer and front rooflights

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 9 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