Planning application
24/01435/CLP
36 Gordon Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1NQ
Proposal
Use dwellinghouse (Class C3) as a six bedroom (six person) HMO (Class C4), single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear and side dormer and roof lights (lawful development certificate - proposed)
As published by the council, reference 24/01435/CLP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2024
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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10 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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.
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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26/00841/CLP Granted
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Install rear dormer to create habitable accommodation in the loftspace and alter side elevation (Lawful Development Certifcate - Proposed)
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26/00818/CLP Granted
20 Carlton Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1DE
Dormers to sides and juliette balcony to rear to form habitable accommodation in loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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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)
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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)
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26/00978/CLP Status unknown
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Hip to gable roof extension and dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)