Planning application
Sea Life Adventure Centre Eastern Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2ER
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Install solar panels on east and west roof elevations (prior approval)
As published by the council, reference 23/00398/PA52
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00398/PA52
- Type
- PriorNot-RoofSolaronNonDomestic
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- GPDS Conditional Approval
- Received
- 7 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 7 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Kursaal
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SS1 2ER
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Mar 2023
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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14 Apr 2023
Decision issued: GPDS Conditional Approval
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19 Aug 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Southend-On-Sea
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