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Qway Devt Site Bounded By S'end Victoria Station,Chichester Rd,Southchurch Rd,Sutton Rd,& Coleman St Queensway Slip Road Sw Southend-on-sea Essex

Granted Southend-on-Sea 20/01479/BC4M Borough Council Regulation 4-Major

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Hybrid application for: 1. Outline consent for the phased demolition of existing residential and commercial units, pedestrian footbridge, and associated structures and redevelopment to provide up to 1,760 dwellings (up to 177,650sqm), including provision of affordable housing in buildings of up to 89.43m above ordnance datum (approximately 18 storeys); up to 10,000sqm of commercial uses comprising (a) up to 5,000sqm of retail and cafes (Use Class E,F.2, Sui Generis) (with a maximum of 1,500sqm outside the Primary Shopping Area); (b) up to 5,000sqm of Employment Space consisting of Workshops/Artistic Studios/Recording Studios/Brewery/Bakery; (Use Class E,B2 and Sui Generis); and Office Space (Use Class E capped at 2,500sqm); (c) up to 1,500 sqm of Community and Creche/Nursery (Use Class E/F.1)(d) up to 1,000sqm of Leisure (Use Class E); and (e) up to 500sqm of Event Space (Use Class E/Sui Generis) new public open space; associated landscaping; car parking, public realm enhancements; access arrangements and associated infrastructure 2. Detailed (full) application for phased engineering works to remove roundabout at Queensway/Sutton Road/Southchurch Road, and associated underpass, with re-grading of the Queensway, to provide a new 4 lane carriageway at grade with footpath; cycle lane, bus facilities, public realm, landscaping and associated structures as well as a new roundabout at grade, linking Southchurch Road and Queensway, and closure/stopping up of Sutton Road

As published by the council, reference 20/01479/BC4M

Application record

Reference
20/01479/BC4M
Type
Borough Council Regulation 4-Major
Status
Conditions
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Received
10 Sep 2020
Validated
22 Sep 2020
Decided
6 Sep 2021
Ward
Milton
Decision by
Development Control Committee

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2020

    Received by Southend-on-Sea

  2. 22 Sep 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Grant Conditional Permission

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 24/01517/CLE Granted

    Qway Devt Site Bounded By S'end Victoria Station,Chichester Rd,Southchurch Rd,Sutton Rd & Queensway Slip Road Sw Southend-on-sea Essex

    Bus gate implemented as lawful commencement of works for application ref: 20/01479/BC4M (Lawful Development Certificate-Existing)

    Decided 20 Nov 2024 Lawful development

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What this grant of permission means

Southend-on-Sea granted permission on 6 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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