118 South Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00601/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Use dwelling (Use Class C3) as 5-person HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
SS2 4HU
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
St Lukes
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stephensons

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Jun 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

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