171 Southend Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7AA

1. 24 Jul 2024

   Received by Thurrock

2. 1 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Trevithick 16 First Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8AA

  26/00932/HHA Submitted 11 Aug 2026 72m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  Demolition of existing garage for erection of a single-storey side extension. First-floor rear extension above the existing ground floor structure to form additional bedrooms with continuation of the existing pitched roof.

  Awaiting decision Extension Demolition 29 docs
  Small domestic

• 5 Second Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8DP

  26/00992/CLOPUD Submitted 26 Aug 2026 177m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

  Loft conversion with hip to gable and rear box dormer including 2x roof lights, materials to match existing materials on main roof

  Awaiting decision Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 4 Colman Close Stanford Le Hope Thurrock SS17 8RT

  22/01694/CLOPUD Submitted 19 Dec 2022 177m away

  Outbuilding to be used as a dog grooming business

  Withdrawn Lawful development 15 docs

• Highway Land Adjacent Homesteads Village Hall Dunstable Road Stanford Le Hope Essex

  21/01205/PNTC Submitted 7 Jul 2021 226m away

  Prior Notification application for the installation of a 15m high Phase 8 3HG street pole and associated 3no. equipment cabinets on pavement adjacent to The Homesteads Village Hall on Dunstable Road

  Refused Prior approval

• Chandos First Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8AD

  23/00007/TPO Submitted 5 Jan 2023 267m away

  T 2 - Holm Oak - Reduce the crown by approxmately 3m and crown lift to 3m above ground.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 21 Plaistow Close Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7AT

  21/01192/CLOPUD Submitted 6 Jul 2021 276m away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/01031/CLEUD Awaiting decision

  27 Digby Road Corringham Essex SS17 9BS

  Loft conversion incorporating rear dormer extensions to the main roof and the roof of the rear outrigger.

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01024/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

  41 Joslin Road Purfleet-on-thames Essex RM19 1RX

  Loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights.

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01003/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

  212 Southend Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 7AQ

  Loft conversion with hip to gable and rear box dormer including 2x roof lights.

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00992/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

  5 Second Avenue Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 8DP

  Loft conversion with hip to gable and rear box dormer including 2x roof lights, materials to match existing materials on main roof

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00991/CLOPUD Awaiting decision

  13 Dorset Gardens Linford Essex SS17 0QB

  Porch extension.

  25 Aug 2026 Lawful development