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Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah Witnesses 149A Leigh Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1JF

Refused Southend-on-Sea 24/01816/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from place of worship (Class F2) to office building (Class E)

As published by the council, reference 24/01816/CLP

Application record

Reference
24/01816/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
14 Nov 2024
Validated
19 Nov 2024
Decided
17 Dec 2024
Ward
Leigh
Parish
Leigh Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SS9 1JF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Nov 2024

    Received by Southend-on-Sea

  2. 19 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

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What this refusal means

Southend-on-Sea refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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