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40 Merryfield Approach Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4HJ

Granted Southend-on-Sea 23/00156/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, porch to front and alter front elevation (certificate of lawful development - proposed)

As published by the council, reference 23/00156/CLP

Application record

Reference
23/00156/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
Received
30 Jan 2023
Validated
30 Jan 2023
Decided
23 Feb 2023
Ward
Blenheim Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS9 4HJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2023

    Received by Southend-on-Sea

  2. 23 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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.

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