Planning application
26/00653/CLP
136 Southchurch Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2RP
Proposal
Use dwelling (Class C3) as 6-person HMO (Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
As published by the council, reference 26/00653/CLP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 May 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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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26/00443/FUL Refused
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26/00841/CLP Granted
52 Bellhouse Road Eastwood Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 5NL
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
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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
90 Tudor Gardens Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9JH
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)