Royal Hotel And Princess Caroline House 1 High Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1JE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00993/AD - Approval of Details Registered
Listed buildings

Proposal

Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 06 (fire escape routes and external fire escape stair), 07 (sprinkler system details) and 11 (internal design details and materials) of planning permission dated 18.12.2025 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 93.

Documents

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 6, 7, 11 awaiting decision

    • ConditionsApplication for approval of details pursuant to conditions 06 (fire escape routes and external…This application26/00993/AD

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Royal Hotel
List entry 1112713 · 7 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Clifftown Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Ramsar wetland 164 m away: Outer Thames Estuary
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.
Registered park or garden 39 m away: Shrubbery Garden
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 165 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.
Also on the record
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

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
SS1 1JE
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Milton
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Oaten Architects

Decision outlook

Day 93, past the statutory target. 87% of discharge of conditions in Southend are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 9337 days past the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
153decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
Change of use of the second and third floor of Royal Hotel and all floors within Princess…
24/00062/LBC
2023
Change of use of the second and third floor of Royal Hotel and all floors within Princess…
23/02020/FULM
Within ~100m

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2025 Refused
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25/00807/FUL
2025 Refused
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2025 Refused
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25/00479/LBC
2025 Refused
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2025 Refused
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Refused
8 Royal Mews Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1DB
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24/00329/LBC
2024 Refused
8 Royal Mews Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1DB
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24/00328/FUL
2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
13 - 17 Alexandra Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1BX
Change of use from nightclub to mixed use public house, bar, restaurant, cafe at basement…
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2023 Refused
12A Alexandra Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1BU
Erect additional floor to form one new self-contained flat in the roofspace, layout bin a…
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2023 Refused
12A Alexandra Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1BU
Raise ridge height and form new mansard roof extension to form one new self contained fla…
23/00965/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
13 - 17 Alexandra Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1BX
Change of use of basement and ground floor from mixed use public house, restaurant and ca…
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2022 Approved
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Installl two Internally illuminated fascia box signs and one internally illuminated proje…
22/00095/ADV
2021 Approved
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2016 Approved
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15/02172/LBC
2016 Approved
12 Royal Terrace Southend-On-Sea Essex SS1 1DY
Erect conservatory at rear, remove first floor rear extension, replace existing wall with…
16/01155/LBC
2016 Approved
12 Royal Terrace Southend-On-Sea Essex SS1 1DY
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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