97-99 And 101 Shaftesbury Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AN Data via plota.co.uk

25/01797/AMDT - Material Amendment Refused

Proposal

Application to vary Condition 07 (Opening Hours) to permit opening between 8am and 9pm daily, in place of the approved hours of 8am to 6pm (Material Amendment to planning permission dated 19/01/2023) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
16 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Feb 2026 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Ramsar wetland 163 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes
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.
SSSI 163 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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.

Building

Floor area120 m² (1,292 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2015, 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
Material Amendment
Postcode
SS1 3AN
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Thorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Development Control Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kingsley Smith Solicitors LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 17% of amendments here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Feb 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

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.