Planning application
716 Southchurch Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2PS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of first-floor storage associated with ground-floor denture clinic (Class E) to 1 self-contained flat (Class C3), with ground-floor commercial use retained (Prior Approval)
As published by the council, reference 26/00344/PA64
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00344/PA64
- Type
- PriorApp:COU-Comm/Bus/ServiceToDwellings
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused COU
- Received
- 15 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Southchurch
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS1 2PS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southend-on-Sea register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01278/PA64 Awaiting decision
716 Southchurch Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2PS
Change of use of first floor from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to a single self-contained one-bedroom flat (Use Class C3) (Prior Approval)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Mar 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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16 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused COU
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
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