Planning application
118 South Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4HU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use dwelling (Use Class C3) as 5-person HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
As published by the council, reference 26/00601/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00601/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- St Lukes
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS2 4HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
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23 Jul 2026
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Stephensons Agent, registered in Glasgow
Dissolved · incorporated 1983 · Glasgow
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Southend-on-Sea granted permission on 26 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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