Brownfield land in Castle Point: 73 sites on the register
Part of development land in Essex — 1,414 sites across 14 councils.
Castle Point Borough Council has published 73 brownfield sites in Castle Point on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 17.3 hectares with an estimated capacity of 1,050 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Castle Point register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Industrial Estate (Canvey Supply), Point Road, Canvey Island | 1.58 | 50 | not yet |
| Walsingham House Lionel Road Canvey Island Essex | 1.57 | 32 | permissioned |
| Nashlea Farm, Poors Lane, Benfleet | 1.02 | 7 | permissioned |
| Chase Nurseries, The Chase, Thundersley, Benfleet | 0.90 | 19 | permissioned |
| Prout Industrial Estate, Point Road, Canvey Island. | 0.76 | 27 | not yet |
| The Island Site, High Street / London Road, Hadleigh | 0.59 | 54 | not yet |
| 20 Haresland Close, Hadleigh, SS7 2UT. | 0.56 | 3 | not yet |
| Halfords, 543-557 Rayleigh Road, Thundersley | 0.41 | 32 | not yet |
Source: Castle Point Borough Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 1 of the 73 sites (1%) states no dwelling capacity, so the capacity figure covers the 72 that do — the real total is higher.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Castle Point register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 1,050 is what the council thinks Castle Point’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Castle Point
- Development land in Castle Point
- How much brownfield land is there in Castle Point?
- Where can I build houses in Castle Point?
- Castle Point land availability assessment
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