6 Horseshoe Crescent Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WL

1. 23 Jan 2023

   Received by Southend-on-Sea

2. 30 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Feb 2023

   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

• 76 Chapel Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WD

  24/01768/TCA Submitted 7 Nov 2024 63m away

  Prune encroachment back to previous pruning points to 4 Empress Trees at rear (Application for works to trees in a conservation area)

  Granted Trees

• 1 Warrior Square Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9PZ

  26/00364/LBC Submitted 19 Mar 2026 74m away

  Install outdoor swimming pool with associated patio/hard landscaping and plant equipment, and construct plant cabinet outbuilding within rear garden (Listed Building Consent)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings

• 1 Warrior Square Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9PZ

  26/00363/FULH Submitted 19 Mar 2026 74m away

  Install outdoor swimming pool with associated patio/hard landscaping and plant equipment, and construct plant cabinet outbuilding within rear garden

  Granted Householder
  Small domestic

• 58 Chapel Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WD

  26/01042/TPO 85m away

  80% historically approved

  Crown thin 1 no. London Plane (T1) by approximately 15% (Works to trees covered by a tree preservation order)

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 76 Chapel Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WD

  24/01806/TCA Submitted 12 Nov 2024 87m away

  Crown reduce by 2 to 2.5 metres back to suitable growth points, crown lift to 2.5 metres to one Sycamore Tree (T1) in front garden (Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area)

  Granted Trees

• 10 Anchor Close Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9BZ

  19/02107/TCA Submitted 18 Nov 2019 88m away

  Reduce crown and crown lift one Olive tree and reduce crown of one Hawthorn Tree (Application for works to trees within a conservation area)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 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