Planning application
23 Wamburg Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 8JR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for change of use from a 6 Person HMO (Class C4) to a 7 Person HMO (Sui-Generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/0406/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0406/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Canvey Island East
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SS8 8JR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Castle Point
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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
22 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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