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23 Wamburg Road Canvey Island Essex SS8 8JR

Awaiting decision Castle Point 26/0406/CLP Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed

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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

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Castle Point

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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

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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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