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8 Felstead Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1BJ

23/0244/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Demolition of the existing mechanics workshop to be replaced with 1No. dwelling

Received
17 April 2023
Decided
22 June 2023 · Refusal
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Appleton
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated24 Apr
  3. Consult.23 May
  4. Target19 Jun
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 59 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Castle Point84% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for demolition at 8 Felstead Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1BJ. Castle Point has handled 720 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Castle Point's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Appleton. We hold 1,283 applications in total for the SS7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/0244/FUL
Address
8 Felstead Road Benfleet Essex SS7 1BJ
Postcode
SS7 1BJ
Local Authority
Castle Point
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Appleton

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
23 Bouverie Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 0UD

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 April 2023
Target Decision Date
19 June 2023
Date Decided
22 June 2023
Date Validated
24 April 2023
Date Submitted
17 April 2023
Last Date for Comments
23 May 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Refusal
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12081220
Comments
4
Documents
0
Coordinates
51.565357, 0.564216
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Castle Point

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Planning constraints

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  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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