Planning application
Central House Clifftown Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use and convert floors 4-6 from Office Space (Class B1a) to form 27 self-contained flats (Prior Approval)
As published by the council, reference 21/01299/PA3COU
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01299/PA3COU
- Type
- Prior Approval Change of Use Part 3
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- COU Prior App Granted
- Received
- 23 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Milton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jun 2021
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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17 Aug 2021
Decision issued: COU Prior App Granted
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19 Aug 2026
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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