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35 Richmond Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 5HE

23/0488/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 14 September 2023

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a single storey rear extension

Received
28 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
St. Mary's
  1. Received28 Jul
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.29 Aug
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 42 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 35 Richmond Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 5HE. Castle Point has handled 720 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 6 days longer than Castle Point's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2023
Last date for comments
29 August 2023
Target decision date
28 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Clovelly St Davids Terrace Leigh On Sea Essex SS9 3RD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3325310
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 March 2024Dev Type: Minor retail and servicesReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12347888
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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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