Planning application
70 High Street Southend-On-Sea Essex SS1 1JF
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of part rear of ground floor, part first and second floors from retail (Class A1) to four self-contained flats (Class C3), with associated refuse and cycle storage to rear (Prior Approval)(Amended Proposal)
As published by the council, reference 19/02058/PA3COU
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02058/PA3COU
- Type
- Prior Approval Change of Use Part 3
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused COU
- Received
- 11 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Milton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SS1 1JF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2019
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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30 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused COU
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19 Aug 2026
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Southend-on-Sea refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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