78 Priory Crescent Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6JX

1. 6 Jul 2021

   Received by Southend-on-Sea

2. 26 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)

3. 19 Aug 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

• 58 Priory Crescent Southend-on-sea Southend-On-Sea Essex SS2 6JX

  21/01091/FULH Submitted 24 May 2021 38m away

  Erect single story rear extension, front porch, dormer to rear, rooflights to front

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Regency Green Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6LU

  24/00762/FULH Submitted 9 May 2024 81m away

  Erect part single storey and part first floor extension to rear and alter side elevation

  Granted Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• 82 St Benet's Road Southend-On-Sea Essex SS2 6LF

  19/02118/CLP Submitted 20 Nov 2019 107m away

  Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in roofspace, rooflights to front (Lawful development certificate-proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 7 docs

• 78 Priory Crescent Southend-On-Sea Southend-On-Sea SS2 6JX

  21/01070/GPDE Submitted 19 May 2021 134m away

  Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 2.95m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.3m

  Decided Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 28 Edith Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6JU

  23/00405/FULH Submitted 8 Mar 2023 150m away

  Alter front elevation to existing garage and convert into habitable accommodation (Part-Retrospective)

  Granted Householder 5 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Priory Crescent Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6JX

  23/00371/FULH Submitted 2 Mar 2023 160m away

  Install vehicular crossover on to priory crescent and alterations to hardstanding area to front

  Granted Householder 4 docs
  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