Castle Point Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Castle Point Borough Council decided more than 570 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 43 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Castle Point Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 July 2026 · Refused
Janda Fields Fane Road Thundersley Benfleet SS7 3NQ · 26/0179/FUL
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15 July 2026 · Approved
Goldenley Care Homes 11 - 13 Richmond Avenue Benfleet Essex SS7 5HE · 26/0029/FUL
Figures for Castle Point Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 570 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 43 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 100 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 36%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 130 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Castle Point Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: i) Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development policies with particular reference to whether the appeal site represents Grey Belt land…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity and protected species; • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites; and • whether the appeal site is grey belt land and whether…”
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“The main issue raised by this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing neighbouring occupiers, having particular regard to outlook and appearance.”
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“However, the Council has raised this issue in the appeal submissions, finding harm, and both parties have subsequently considered this matter in Proofs of Evidence and at the Inquiry itself. Although the Appellant acknowledges that harm would be caused, the…”
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“The main issues are the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and area, and the satisfactory functioning of the development.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.