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28 - 31 Chalkwell Esplanade Westcliff-on-sea Essex

24/00716/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 September 2024

Council decision: Grant Conditional PermissionCalled In by member

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Raise ridge height and extend roof to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect 3 storey side/rear extension, layout hard and soft landscaping to front side and rear, install canopy over entrance to side, layout parking and cycle storage to rear, alter elevations, convert existing detached garage to rear into gym with new canopy to north elevation and alter other elevations

Received
29 April 2024
Decision level
Called In by member
Ward
Chalkwell
Agent
RD architecture Ltd.
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated9 May
  3. Consult.4 Jul
  4. Target4 Jul
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 117 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 28 - 31 Chalkwell Esplanade Westcliff-on-sea Essex. Southend has handled 2,422 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 10 weeks longer than Southend's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Chalkwell.

84% of full applications at Southend-on-Sea City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 May 2024
Last date for comments
4 July 2024
Target decision date
4 July 2024
Committee meeting
2 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
RD architecture Ltd.
Architect profile
RD ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
642 London Road Westcliff On Sea SS0 9HW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3364372
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 July 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal
3352998
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 25 April 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

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

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    23 Feb

    Application to vary conditions 02 (Approved Plans) supersede the approved drawings with new plan numbers…

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  2. 2024
    29 Apr

    Raise ridge height and extend roof to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect 3 storey…

    This applicationApprovedFull24/00716/FUL

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