Planning application
26/0394/CLP
147 Church Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4EN
Proposal
Change of use from C3 TO C3B (C3(b) covers up to six people AGE 18 TO 65 years old-living together as a single household and receiving care e.g. supported housing schemes such as those for people with learning disabilities or mental health problems)
As published by the council, reference 26/0394/CLP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Castle Point
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20 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Castle Point for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/0260/CLP Refused
147 Church Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4EN
Change of use from C3 to C3B
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24/0600/NOTSIX Granted
O/S 185 Church Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4PN
8m wooden pole
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26/0194/FUL Refused
24 Moreland Close Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4ER
Demolish existing side extension and garage and construct single storey front, rear, and side extension, and part two-storey side extension. Roof extensions and alterations, construction of outbuilding within the garden, and other external alterations
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21/0504/CLP Granted
160 Manor Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4HY
Demolish existing conservatory and construct single storey rear extension and outbuilding
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26/0296/FUL Granted
35 Moreland Close Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4ER
Construction of outbuilding (retrospective)
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26/0393/CLP Awaiting decision
24 Seamore Avenue Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4EX
Construct roof dormer extensions and external alterations to fenestration
Other lawful development applications
In Castle Point
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26/0362/CLP Granted
28 Warren Chase Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 3DZ
Construct roof alterations to the existing dwellinghouse, including the construction of a new side dormer and linked rear dormer/crown roof arrangement
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26/0307/CLP Granted
20 Lodge Close Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 3DA
Construct single storey rear extension, to include internal alterations and external fenestration changes.
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26/0305/CLP Refused
1 Mount Zion Castle Lane Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2AR
Amalgamation of 1, 1A and 2 Mount Zion into a single dwellinghouse. Physical works affect only the interior of the building and do not materially alter its external appearance
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26/0407/CLP Awaiting decision
107 Bowers Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1JA
Construction of a single-storey rear extension to the existing dwellinghouse.
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26/0273/CLP Granted
5 Rattwick Drive Canvey Island Essex SS8 8NF
Demolition of existing detached garage and conservatory and construction of new side and rear extension in its place