Clifftown Shore Western Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor restaurant from Class E to 9 self-contained flats (Class C3) (Prior Approval) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026
Site constraints 7
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,050,000 in October 2023. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Southend
- Application type
- PriorApp
- Postcode
- SS1 1FU
- Received
- 1 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Milton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused COU
- Decision date
- 26 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Duncan Clark and Beckett Ltd
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 29% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →
Public comments
50% support · above the UK average of 16%
53 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Leaseholders: 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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