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23 Shell Beach Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 7NT

Refused Castle Point 22/0862/CLP Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed

Works: Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Convert garage into bedroom including new hipped roof, so that the floor of the garage can be raised to match that of the house and upgrade walls internally and replace garage doors with windows at front and rear.

As published by the council, reference 22/0862/CLP

Application record

Reference
22/0862/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
18 Nov 2022
Validated
16 Dec 2022
Decided
9 Feb 2023
Ward
Canvey Island East
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS8 7NT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Nov 2022

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 16 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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