Planning application
73 Fairfax Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9AG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use dwellinghouse (Class C3) as a 5-person HMO (Class C4), alter elevations, remove chimney, and install bin and bike stores in the rear garden (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
As published by the council, reference 26/00565/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00565/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Prittlewell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS0 9AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
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23 Jul 2026
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Krystal Architecture Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in Basildon
Active · incorporated 2017 · Basildon
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Southend-on-Sea granted permission on 19 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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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