First And Second Floor Unique House 147 High Street Billericay Essex CM12 9AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Extension and conversion of the existing office building to provide affordable 14no. residential units. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 9 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Basildon Planning Committee on 9 Sept 2026.
Refused
- Officers advised refusal because of heritage harm, overlooking, poor outlook and insufficient drainage information.
- The highway authority found transport impacts acceptable, while conservation, flood and town council concerns were raised.
- Members voted 6–0, with 1 abstention, to refuse full planning permission.
Source: Plota analysis of Basildon's committee minutes of 9 Sept 2026.
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Show the other 6 with distances
- 32 mThe White Hart Public HouseGrade II
- 35 mPair of K6 telephone kiosksGrade II
- 45 mThree Horseshoes HouseGrade II
- 54 m137, High StreetGrade II
- 79 m131 and 133, High StreetGrade II
- 130 m108, High StreetGrade II
Checked on 11 September 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Basildon
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CM12 9AB
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Billericay East
- Parish
- Billericay Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dovetail Architects Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 188 days from validation, 130 days slower than Basildon's median of 58 for changes of use. Refused, as 47% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Basildon in the last twelve months, from validation. Basildon decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
42 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14742206
- Neighbours
- 11 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 11 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 9 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Basildon ranks #145 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Basildon is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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