Planning application
25 The Crest Eastwood Essex SS9 5NJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Convert existing garage into habitable accommodation with alterations to front elevation (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
As published by the council, reference 26/00481/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00481/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Dev Proposed
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Eastwood Park
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS9 5NJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
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19 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a design practice registered in Hockley
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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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25 The Crest Eastwood Essex SS9 5NJ
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84% historically approved
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Erect side extension, increase roof ridge height, install dormer to rear to create habitable accommodation in loftspace, alterations to annex elevations with new cladding, install 4 skylights to north face of roof slope
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54 Pinewood Avenue Eastwood Essex SS9 5PH
A single storey rear extension extending 3m beyond the rear wall of the dwelling, with a maximum height of 2.85m and an eaves height of 2.85m. The extension would be joined to an existing enlargement of the dwellinghouse and the total enlargement would extend 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, have a maximum height of 2.85m and an eaves height of 2.85m.
Refused Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
59 Hudson Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PA
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