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299 London Road Benfleet Essex SS7 5XP

Refused Castle Point 23/0116/CLP Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer

As published by the council, reference 23/0116/CLP

Application record

Reference
23/0116/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Refusal
Received
27 Feb 2023
Validated
27 Feb 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
St Peter's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS7 5XP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Feb 2023

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  3. 25 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 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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