59 Rochester Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0NJ

1. 11 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

2. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

   Southend-on-Sea took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Southend-on-Sea for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Southend-on-Sea decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 27 Rochester Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0NJ

  21/01408/FULH Submitted 8 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Hipped to gable roof extension with dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Queen Annes Drive Westcliff-on-sea Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0NH

  21/01322/CLP Submitted 28 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in roofspace, rooflights to front (Lawful development certificate-proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 7 docs

• 7 Richmond Drive Westcliff-on-sea Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0PD

  21/01229/CLP Submitted 10 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in roofspace, rooflights to front (Lawful development certificate-proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 7 docs

• 14 Fairview Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0NY

  26/01058/FUL Submitted 7 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Extend existing car park to provide 5 additional parking spaces, together with associated surfacing, drainage and landscaping works

  Status unknown Full applications

• 12 Queen Annes Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0NH

  21/01531/CLP Submitted 26 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Dormer to rear and install rooflights to front to convert loft in to habitable accommodation and alter side elevation (Lawful Development Certificate-Proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 5 docs

• 39 Queen Annes Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0NQ

  24/01491/FULH Submitted 18 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Erect single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• 26/00613/CLE Granted

  57 York Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2BZ

  Use dwelling as a 9-person HMO (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)

  Received 5 May, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00846/CLP Granted

  7 The Crossways Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8PU

  Dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)

  Received 24 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00816/CLP Granted

  20 Britannia Gardens Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8BN

  Single storey side and rear extension with roof lantern (lawful development certificate - proposed)

  Received 18 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00790/CLP Granted

  31 Waltham Crescent Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4AY

  Site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse

  Received 13 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00819/CLP Refused

  47 Bonchurch Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AR

  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)

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development