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96B Arundel Road Thundersley Benfleet Essex SS7 4EF

Awaiting decision Castle Point 26/0329/CLE Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Use as an independent dwelling, rented out to a tenant on a residential tenancy since 2007

As published by the council, reference 26/0329/CLE

Application record

Reference
26/0329/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Registered
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
St George's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS7 4EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 24 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Castle Point took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Castle Point for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Castle Point decided lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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