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The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

Decided Southend-on-Sea 19/02096/RSE Request for Screening Opinion

Works: Demolition

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Demolish 2no. gasholders and associated structures (Request for Screening Opinion)

As published by the council, reference 19/02096/RSE

Application record

Reference
19/02096/RSE
Type
Request for Screening Opinion
Status
Permitted
Decision
Scoping/Screening Opinion Issued
Received
15 Nov 2019
Validated
15 Nov 2019
Decided
6 Dec 2019
Ward
Eastwood Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SS9 5PR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Southend-on-Sea register

This site has had 7 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00466/AD Granted

    The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 09 (refuse and recycling storage facilities and waste management strategy), 12 (soft landscaping), and 14 (hard landscaping and means of enclosure), and informative 01 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission 25/00938/FULM dated 29.10.2025

    Decided 28 Aug 2026
  • 21/01848/NON Refused

    The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    Amendment to the Gasholder Tank Infilling Specification document to allow flexibility in the requirement for a starter layer - (Non-material Amendment to Planning Permission 21/00701/FULM - (Infill works to No. 2 gasholders voids at former Gas Works Site) dated 23rd July 2021)

    Decided 6 Oct 2021 Amendments
  • 21/00701/FULM Granted

    The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    Infill works to No. 2 gasholders voids at former Gas Works Site

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Full applications
  • 21/00701/FUL Granted

    The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    Infill works to No. 2 gasholders voids at former Gas Works Site

    Decided 23 Jul 2021 Full applications
  • 19/02149/DEM Granted

    The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    Demolish 2no. gasholders and associated structures (Application for Prior Approval for Demolition)

    Decided 20 Dec 2019 Other
  • 19/01936/DEM Withdrawn

    The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    Demolish 2no. gasholders and associated structures (Application for Prior Approval for Demolition)

    Decided 19 Nov 2019 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Nov 2019

    Received by Southend-on-Sea

  2. 6 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Scoping/Screening Opinion Issued

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Firstplan Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2003 · London

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Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Southend-on-Sea has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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  • The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    21/00701/FULM Submitted 7 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Infill works to No. 2 gasholders voids at former Gas Works Site

    Granted Full applications Extension 32 docs
    Major scheme

  • The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    21/00701/FUL Submitted 7 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Infill works to No. 2 gasholders voids at former Gas Works Site

    Granted Full applications Extension 32 docs
    Major scheme

  • The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    21/01848/NON Submitted 8 Sep 2021 50 yards away

    Amendment to the Gasholder Tank Infilling Specification document to allow flexibility in the requirement for a starter layer - (Non-material Amendment to Planning Permission 21/00701/FULM - (Infill works to No. 2 gasholders voids at former Gas Works Site) dated 23rd July 2021)

    Refused Amendments Extension 5 docs

  • 43 Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

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    Granted Full applications Extension

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  • The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR

    26/00466/AD Submitted 8 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 09 (refuse and recycling storage facilities and waste management strategy), 12 (soft landscaping), and 14 (hard landscaping and means of enclosure), and informative 01 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission 25/00938/FULM dated 29.10.2025

    Granted

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