39 Eastwood Old Road Eastwood Essex SS9 4RP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00747/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension with rooflight (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Jun 2026
Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
SS9 4RP
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Belfairs
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
More Space Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Southend's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
421decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Southend ranks #155 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southend decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #261 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #224 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #155 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #173 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
82 decided
904
Total decisions
177 refused in the year to March 2026