179 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00890/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of Use of 13 bed HMO (Sui Generis) to 14 bed HMO (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

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 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
Southend
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS0 7EL
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Milton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
G2 Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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%).

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

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