Planning application
214 London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1PJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of existing ground floor commercial unit (Use Class E) to a one-bedroom self-contained flat (Use Class C3) including creation of a private courtyard, provision of secure cycle storage for two bicycles and dedicated bin storage (Prior Approval) (Amended Proposal)
As published by the council, reference 26/00494/PA64
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00494/PA64
- Type
- PriorApp:COU-Comm/Bus/ServiceToDwellings
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- COU Prior App Granted
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Milton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS1 1PJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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5 Jun 2026
Decision issued: COU Prior App Granted
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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