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College Service Station Sai Ram Trading 36 - 38 Southend Road Grays Essex RM17 5NJ

Refused Thurrock 22/01472/CLEUD Certificate Lawful Exisiting Use Devel't

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Claim for a lawful development certificate for the existing change of use from an automatic car wash to a hand car wash.

As published by the council, reference 22/01472/CLEUD

Application record

Reference
22/01472/CLEUD
Type
Certificate Lawful Exisiting Use Devel't
Status
Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Permission Refused
Received
1 Nov 2022
Validated
14 Nov 2022
Decided
15 Mar 2023
Ward
OLD Grays Thurrock
Decision by
Chief Planning Officer Decision
Postcode
RM17 5NJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2022

    Received by Thurrock

  2. 14 Nov 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Permission Refused

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Design Spec Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Hockley

Active · incorporated 2014 · Hockley

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Thurrock 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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