1587 London Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2SG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of rear ground floor and first floor from commercial (Class E) to 2 self-contained flats (Class C3), with front ground floor commercial unit retained (Prior Approval) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Southend
- Application type
- PriorApp
- Postcode
- SS9 2SG
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- West Leigh
- Parish
- Leigh Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused COU
- Decision date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Excel Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 29% of changes of use here are.
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
- 7 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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