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Riverside House Lower Southend Road Wickford Essex SS11 8BB

Granted Basildon 19/00655/PACU Prior Approval Change of Use

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Notification for prior approval for the change of use of the offices on the ground floor, first floor, second floor and loft space from office use (Class B1(a)) to a residential use (Class C3) comprising of 48 no. one-bedroom self-contained flats

As published by the council, reference 19/00655/PACU

Application record

Reference
19/00655/PACU
Type
Prior Approval Change of Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Prior Approval Approved
Received
25 Apr 2019
Validated
30 Apr 2019
Decided
24 Jun 2019
Ward
Wickford North
Decision by
Chief Planner Decisions
Postcode
SS11 8BB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Apr 2019

    Received by Basildon

  2. 30 Apr 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jun 2019

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in London

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Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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