Planning application
1625 London Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2SQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from shop (Class E) to car sales and servicing (Class Sui Generis) (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference 26/00804/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00804/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- West Leigh
- Parish
- Leigh Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS9 2SQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Aug 2026
Status changed to Registered
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Southend-on-Sea took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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