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Amberley 53 Southwell Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1HB

Refused Castle Point 26/0268/HASPA Householder Prior Approval Class AA

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

Proposal

Construction of additional storey with a maximum height of 8.6m

As published by the council, reference 26/0268/HASPA

Application record

Reference
26/0268/HASPA
Type
Householder Prior Approval Class AA
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused HASPA - Not PD
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Decided
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Appleton
Decision by
Delegated Planning Officer
Postcode
SS7 1HB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused HASPA - Not PD

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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