Monometer House 128 Rectory Grove Leigh-on-sea Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00091/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erect ancillary storage building on stilts for commercial storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
9 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
2 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 2 Apr 2026 · Called In by member · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 66 m away: Belton Hills
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.
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
Conservation area 34 m away: Leigh Conservation Area; SSSI 275 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI; Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area; Green belt 65 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS9 2HW
Received
21 Jan 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Leigh
Parish
Leigh Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Called In by member
Applicant
Show
Agent
LRJ Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 5 days faster than Southend's median of 57 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 17% of commercial and major works here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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