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214 London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1PJ

Granted Southend-on-Sea 26/00494/PA64 PriorApp:COU-Comm/Bus/ServiceToDwellings

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

  1. 13 Apr 2026

    Received by Southend-on-Sea

  2. 5 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: COU Prior App Granted

  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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The process from here

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.

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