24 Cole Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00008/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear and rooflights to front including 1no. cabrio rooflight (certificate of lawful development - proposed) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Committee
25 Feb 2026
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Approved
26 Feb 2026

Approved on 26 Feb 2026 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Southend Planning Committee on 25 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting the certificate because the proposal was permitted development under Classes B and C.
  • No third-party consultation was required because the application had to be determined using evidence and relevant legislation.
  • The committee resolved to grant the certificate because planning permission was not required.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation position and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Southend's committee minutes of 25 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £335,495 in May 2017. Semi-detached house, freehold.

23 May 2017£335,495New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
SS2 6BH
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
St Laurence
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
Decision date
26 Feb 2026
Decision level
Development Control Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Southend's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
533decided 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

Committee
25 Feb 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use