43 Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00898/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construct second floor roof extension to form offices (Class E), erect two and three-storey office buildings (Class E), form covered first-floor walkway link to existing building, create roof terrace, install PV panels, provide cycle storage and refuse enclosure, and alter vehicle parking arrangements Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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 £775,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.

28 March 2025£775,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area496 m² (5,339 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 62)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2016, 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 5PR
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Eastwood Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Think Green Land Limited
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 7 days slower than Southend's median of 57 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 83% 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

33 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 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.

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.