Planning application
47 Bonchurch Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AR
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, single storey side and rear extensions, rooflights to front, extend soil and vent pipe to the rear, remove chimney (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
As published by the council, reference 26/00819/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00819/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Belfairs
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SS9 3AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southend-on-Sea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01273/FULH Awaiting decision
47 Bonchurch Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AR
Demolish existing conservatory to rear and garage to side, erect single storey side extension
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Who's behind it
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Knight Gratrix Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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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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