23/00039/LDC

1. 18 Jan 2023

   Received by Rochford

2. 19 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

4. 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

• 21/00424/FUL Granted

  7 Nore Road, Eastwood, SS9 5DB

  Proposed Free-Standing Timber Framed Cabin in the rear garden.

  16 Apr 2021 15m away Full applications
• 04/01035/LDC Refused

  Land Between 18 And 24, Hillside Road, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex,

  Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development to Establish the Lawfulness: That a Tin Shed has been in Situ for More Than 4 Years

  25 Nov 2004 52m away Lawful development
• 05/00560/FUL Granted

  12 Hillside Road, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5DH

  Front Dormer

  27 Jun 2005 55m away Full applications
• 04/00008/FUL Granted

  12 Hillside Road, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5DH

  Single Storey Side Extension And Rear Dormer

  6 Jan 2004 55m away Full applications
• 05/00015/FUL Granted

  Mansfield Nurseries, Eastwood Rise, Eastwood, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 5DA

  Erect One - Two Storey- 5 Bed Dwelling House with Detached Garage. Access onto Nore Road

  11 Jan 2005 76m away Full applications
• 05/00801/FUL Withdrawn

  Mansfield Nurseries, Eastwood Rise, Eastwood, Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, SS9 5DA

  Detached 2 Bedroom Bungalow with Integral Garage and New Access onto Eastwood Rise

  27 Sep 2005 76m 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