123 - 125 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 7EW

1. 23 Mar 2021

   Received by Southend-on-Sea

2. 27 Apr 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

4. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 151 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7EW

  26/00679/ADV 7m away

  84% historically approved

  Install black timber fascia board with white timber lettering (retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Advertising

• 151 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7EW

  22/02444/FUL Submitted 20 Dec 2022 33m away

  Replacement UPVC windows, facias, render to the ground floor elevation and repainting (retrospective)

  Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 121 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 7EW

  19/01893/FUL Submitted 16 Oct 2019 42m away

  Convert first floor from shop storage (Class A1) to one self-contained flat (Class C3), install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation and roof terrace with glass balustrade at second floor level, alter elevations. layout parking and bin store to rear (Amended Proposal)

  Refused Full applications Loft or dormer 13 docs

• 126 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 7LP

  21/00575/FUL Submitted 17 Mar 2021 42m away

  Change of use of first floor from Restaurant (Class A3) to two self-contained flats (Class C3) with two storey infill rear extension, relocate existing extract flue to rear and alter elevations, with associated bin and cycle stores to ground floor rear

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 12 docs

• 128 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7LN

  23/00228/ADV Submitted 8 Feb 2023 42m away

  Install awnings to front and side

  Withdrawn Advertising 8 docs

• 119A Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7EW

  26/00480/FUL Submitted 9 Apr 2026 50m away

  Convert first-floor office (Class E) into two self-contained flats (Class C3), alterations to elevations and provision of bin and cycle storage (Amended Proposal)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling

• 26/00613/CLE Granted

  57 York Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2BZ

  Use dwelling as a 9-person HMO (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)

  5 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01132/CLP Status unknown

  16 Plymtree Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3RA

  Detached outbuilding to rear (certificate of lawful development - proposed)

  7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00690/CLP Refused

  472 Woodgrange Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3ED

  Extend garage at front and rear

  21 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00741/CLE Granted

  57 - 59 Elm Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1SP

  Confirmation that planning permission 16/01572/FUL as varied by 18/01443/AMDT has been lawfully implemented (Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing)

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00746/CLP Granted

  21 Shanklin Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9XU

  Removal of chimney stack on rear roof slope, erect dormer to rear to create habitable accommodation in roof space, two rooflights to front roof slope, alterations to elevations (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development