268 - 270 London Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7JG Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/01686/FUL
Date received
around 16 Dec 2025
Date validated
16 Dec 2025
Postcode
SS0 7JG
Freehold owner

Description

Change of use of part of ground floor and upper floors from shop (Class E) to residential (Class C3) to form 5 self-contained flats, retain front of ground floor as shop (Class E), erect first-floor rear infill extension, install two dormers to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, remodel shopfront, alter rear elevation, install bin and bike stores to rear Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; 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 3 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £455,000 in December 2025. Other property, freehold.

4 December 2025£455,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
22 August 2025£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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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%).

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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.