26/00090/LDC

1. 5 Feb 2026

   Received by Rochford

2. 26 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 13 Jul 2026

   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

• 04/00132/FUL Granted

  41 Kestrel Grove, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9TX

  Convert Existing Garage to Dining Room Utility Room with Toilet Off the Latter, by Converting Some of the Existing Space within the Second Garage, Form New Master Bedroom and En-Suite above Existing Double Garage.

  16 Feb 2004 0m away Full applications
• 05/00855/FUL Granted

  2 Swallow Close, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9UE

  Conversion of Existing Integral Garage to Habitable Room

  20 Oct 2005 26m away Full applications
• 05/00621/FUL Granted

  49 Kestrel Grove, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9TX

  Convert Part of Existing Integral Garage to a Study.

  20 Jul 2005 44m away Full applications
• 05/00532/FUL Granted

  33 Swallow Close, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9UE

  Form Rooms In The Roofspace Incorporating Pitched Roofed Side Dormer and Rooflights.

  17 Jun 2005 113m away Full applications
• 04/00242/FUL Granted

  8 Nightingale Close, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9GE

  Conversion Of Garage Into Habitable Accommodation And Addition Of Rear Dormers.

  24 Mar 2004 118m away Full applications
• 21/00552/FUL Granted

  28 Lansdowne Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9AL

  Single storey front extension, double storey rear extension with part single storey extension and reconfiguration of internal layout. New window at first floor to side elevation.

  19 May 2021 125m 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