Adalah Residential Rest Home 20 Cliff Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00915/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Extend existing dropped kerbs, demolish sections of front boundary wall, replace part of front lawn with permeable block paving and install 1.2m high safety barrier Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jul 2026
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Validated
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Ramsar wetland 348 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes; SSSI 348 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI; Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,000,000 in April 2007. Detached house, freehold.

30 April 2007£1,000,000

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

Building

Floor area853 m² (9,182 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 40)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS9 1HJ
Received
11 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Chalkwell
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stephensons

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 23 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 89% of demolitions here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
8 Sept 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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.