Planning application
218 High Street Canvey Island Essex SS8 7SX
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from car showroom (sui generis) to retail convenience store (Use Class E(a)), including part demolition to the existing unit and construct extension, boundary treatments, associated servicing arrangement and parking
As published by the council, reference 26/0255/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0255/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 May 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Canvey Island South
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SS8 7SX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Castle Point register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0433/CDN Awaiting decision
218 High Street Canvey Island Essex SS8 7SX
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (Acoustic Fence and Loading Bay) of permission 26/0255/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Castle Point
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26 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/0433/CDN Awaiting decision
218 High Street Canvey Island Essex SS8 7SX
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (Acoustic Fence and Loading Bay) of permission 26/0255/FUL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Castle Point granted permission on 16 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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