Planning application
243A Vicarage Hill Benfleet Essex SS7 1PQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Timber outbuilding ancillary to the enjoyment of the main house
As published by the council, reference 26/0125/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0125/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Boyce
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SS7 1PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Castle Point
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12 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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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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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.
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