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

Granted Southend-on-Sea 21/00701/FUL Full Application Major

Works: Extension Major scheme

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 21/00701/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/00701/FUL
Type
Full Application Major
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Conditional Permission
Received
7 Apr 2021
Validated
7 Apr 2021
Decided
23 Jul 2021
Ward
Eastwood Park
Decision by
Delegated
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
  • 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
  • 19/02096/RSE Decided

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

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

    Decided 6 Dec 2019 Outline
  • 19/01936/DEM Withdrawn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. 7 Apr 2021

    Received by Southend-on-Sea

  2. 23 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Grant Conditional Permission

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Firstplan Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2003 · London

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Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Southend-on-Sea granted permission on 23 July 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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  • 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

    21/01848/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

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

    19/02096/RSE Submitted 15 Nov 2019 50 yards away

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

    Decided Outline Demolition 8 docs

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