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Thamesgate House 33 - 41 Victoria Avenue Southend-On-Sea Essex

Refused Southend-on-Sea 21/00933/PA3COU Prior Approval Change of Use Part 3

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 from offices (Class B1(a)) to 128 self-contained flats (Class C3)(Prior Approval)

As published by the council, reference 21/00933/PA3COU

Application record

Reference
21/00933/PA3COU
Type
Prior Approval Change of Use Part 3
Status
Rejected
Decision
Prior Approval Refused COU
Received
5 May 2021
Validated
5 May 2021
Decided
29 Jun 2021
Ward
Victoria
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

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

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/00370/PA64 Granted

    Thamesgate House 33 - 41 Victoria Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex

    Change of use from commercial, business and service (Class E) to 149 self-contained flats (Class C3) with two commercial units to front at ground floor, layout refuse and cycle storage and off-street parking (Prior Approval)

    Decided 20 Aug 2026
  • 21/00932/PA3COU Refused

    Thamesgate House 33 - 41 Victoria Avenue Southend-On-Sea Essex

    Change of use of part of third floor retail (Class A1) to two self-contained flats (Class C3)(Prior Approval)

    Decided 29 Jun 2021 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2021

    Received by Southend-on-Sea

  2. 29 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused COU

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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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    23 Jun 2021 Prior approval