78 Highlands Boulevard Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 3QN

1. 23 Apr 2021

   Received by Southend-on-Sea

2. 18 Jun 2021

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

3. 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

• 88 Highlands Boulevard Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 3QN

  21/00837/CLP Submitted 22 Apr 2021 0m away

  Hip to gable roof extension and install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, rooflights to the front (certificate of lawful development - proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 4 docs

• 19 Bailey Road Leigh-on-sea Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 3PJ

  21/01288/FUL Submitted 21 Jun 2021 56m away

  Demolish existing building and erect new dwellinghouse with associated amenity and car parking

  Granted Full applications Demolition 20 docs
  Domestic

• 33 Bailey Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3PJ

  24/01347/CLP Submitted 22 Aug 2024 64m away

  Loft conversion to form habital accommodation with rear dormer and juliette balcony (Lawful development certificate - proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer

• 39 Bailey Road Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 3PJ

  19/02117/FULH Submitted 20 Nov 2019 72m away

  Erect single storey side and rear extension with roof lantern

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 72 Highlands Boulevard Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 3QN

  21/00820/FULH Submitted 21 Apr 2021 78m away

  Erect single storey rear extension, porch to front, alter roof to existing first floor side extension, alter elevations

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 79 Highlands Boulevard Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3TQ

  24/01408/FULH Submitted 4 Sep 2024 79m away

  Hip to gable roof extension with rooflights to front, dormer to rear with Juliette balcony to create habitable accommodation in roof space, alteration to side elevation and erect single storey rear extension with rooflight

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer
  Small domestic

• 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