Pitsea Leisure Centre Maydells Pitsea Essex SS13 3DU

23/01082/FULLFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 13 June 2024

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

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Proposal

Demolition of existing building (Pitsea Leisure Centre) and redevelopment of the site to provide a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) building comprising 5,845sqm of ground and first floor space with second floor rooftop plantroom space, surface car park, landscaping and public open space, servicing area and incidental works. Building to comprise new clinical diagnostic spaces, outpatient consulting rooms, multi-purpose activity rooms for Basildon Borough Council and the re-provided Essex County Council Library.

Received: 23 August 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 20
Council: Basildon Borough Council
Ward: Pitsea South East
Agent: Arcadis IBI group

ReceivedReceived23 Aug
ValidatedValidated31 Aug
Consult.Consultation18 Jan
TargetTarget Date30 Nov
DecidedDecided13 Jun

Decided in 287 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Pitsea Leisure Centre Maydells Pitsea Essex SS13 3DU. Basildon has handled 2,522 applications of this type. This one was decided in 295 days, 34 weeks longer than Basildon's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Pitsea South East. We hold 115 applications in total for the SS13 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Basildon Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SS13 3DU
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 31 August 2023
Consultation expiry: 31 January 2024
Consultation start: 22 December 2023
Consultation end: 18 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 30 January 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 31 January 2024
Last date for comments: 31 January 2024
Target decision date: 30 November 2023
Committee meeting: 7 February 2024
Permission expires: 13 June 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Arcadis IBI group
Agent address: 18 - 22 Hatton Wall Black Bull Yard London EC1N 8JH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 6 September 2023
Advertisement expiry: 30 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12382572
Documents: 71

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: 2, 8, 9, And 11 Broadway North And Barclays Chambers, High Road, PitseaRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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