Flat 1 The Boat House Clifftown Shore Western Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1FU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00616/PA64 - PriorApp Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the existing ground floor office (Class E) to two self-contained flats (Class C3) (Prior Approval) (Amended Proposal) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Ramsar wetland 45 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 45 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 155 m away: Shrubbery Garden; Conservation area 58 m away: Clifftown Conservation Area; Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area81 m² (872 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100)
PropertyDetached flat
Built2021
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.25 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
PriorApp
Postcode
SS1 1FU
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Milton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Is Required/Grant
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Duncan Clark and Beckett Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Southend ranks #155 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southend decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #261 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #224 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #155 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #173 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
82 decided
904
Total decisions
177 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.