05/00603/LDC

1. 12 Jul 2005

   Received by Rochford

2. 15 Sep 2005

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

3. 23 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 04/01105/LDC Refused

  Oaktree, Clements Gardens, Hawkwell, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4DX

  Proposed Lawful Development . Erection of Outbuilding Complying with Schedule 2 part 1, Class E of The General Permitted Development Order 1995

  17 Dec 2004 0m away Lawful development
• 04/00077/FUL Granted

  114 Broad Walk, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5DG

  Rear Conservatory

  30 Jan 2004 187m away Full applications
• 05/00945/FUL Granted

  45 Chestnut Close, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5EQ

  Demolish Existing Garage and Construct Pitched Roofed Detached Garage to Side.

  18 Nov 2005 196m away Full applications
• 03/01098/FUL Granted

  Scout Hall, White Hart Lane, Hawkwell, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4DW

  Erect 2 Metre High Galvanised Palisade Fencing and Two 4 Metre Wide Gates to the Boundary Bordering on White Hart Lane

  22 Dec 2003 208m away Full applications
• 03/01058/FUL Granted

  Plot 6, Glencrofts, Hockley, Essex,

  Conservatory to Rear of House

  3 Dec 2003 212m away Full applications
• 06/00004/FUL Refused

  67 Victor Gardens, Hawkwell, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4DY

  Demolish Existing Bungalow and Erect 2 x Detached Two Storey 5 Bed Houses (retain part of existing detached garage for parking for Plot 1)

  4 Jan 2006 227m away Full applications

• 26/00391/LDC Refused

  2 Branksome Avenue, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5PF

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey porch to front entrance, two rear dormers and convert garage to habitable accommodation

  22 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00380/LDC Refused

  31 Anne Boleyn Drive, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1JA

  Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer.

  19 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00401/LDC Granted

  2 Beech Avenue, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8AE

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to gable roof conversion with rear dormer and 2no. rooflights to front.

  28 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00402/LDC Granted

  Anchorage, Ulverston Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 3JT

  Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing outbuilding used for domestic purposes incidental/ancillary to the dwellinghouse

  28 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00516/LDC Awaiting decision

  23 Sutton Court Drive, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1HR

  Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion with rear dormer

  15 Jul 2026 Lawful development