25 Broadway Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1PA
Refused on 12 January 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Refused COUDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from offices (Class E) to form 1 self-contained flat at ground floor (Class C3) with internal bin and cycle storage (Prior Approval)
- Received
- 18 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea City Council
- Ward
- Leigh
- Agent
- BGA Architects
- ReceivedReceived18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated18 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date13 Jan
- DecidedDecided12 Jan
Decided in 55 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at 25 Broadway Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1PA. Southend has handled 5,232 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Leigh conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 89 applications across Leigh. We hold 2,526 applications in total for the SS9 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SS9 1PA
- Application type
- PriorApp:COU-Comm/Bus/ServiceToDwellings
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Leigh Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 12 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 13 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- BGA Architects
- Agent address
- The Gallery The Old Gasworks 43 Progress Road Leigh-on-Sea Essex SS9 5PR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Leigh Conservation AreaPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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 (21)
flood storage 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202619 Feb
Change of use from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) to form 1 self-contained flat at ground floor…
ApprovedPriorApp:COU-Comm/Bus/ServiceToDwellings26/00235/PA64 - 202514 Mar
Use ground floor as retail shop (certificate of lawful development certificate - existing)
PendingCertificate of Lawful Use Dev Existing25/00393/CLE
Source: Southend
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