5 Richmond Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 5HE
Approved on 4 April 2022
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of existing lean to conservatory and single storey rear infill extension and new front/side porch extension and first floor extension including rear dormer
- Received
- 7 February 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Castle Point Borough Council
- Ward
- St. Mary's
- ReceivedReceived7 Feb
- ValidatedValidated7 Feb
- Consult.Consultation1 Mar
- TargetTarget Date4 Apr
- DecidedDecided4 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at 5 Richmond Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 5HE. Castle Point has handled 720 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Castle Point's typical decision time. The site is in the Topsham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across St. Mary's. We hold 1,303 applications in total for the SS7 postcode area.
84% of full applications at Castle Point Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SS7 5HE
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- ELECTRONIC FILE ONLY
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 February 2022
- Last date for comments
- 1 March 2022
- Target decision date
- 4 April 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 55 Templewood Road Hadleigh Benfleet Essex SS7 2RJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11007401
- Documents
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Castle Point
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