Southend Home Salon Ordered Shut After Operating Without Permission

A homeowner runs a salon in their garden. They lack the needed permission, and the council plans to make them remove it. The council committee voted against letting the salon continue last month. It is located at 19 Blatches Chase.

The salon operates from a garden building very close to a pool. It was built without permission back in 2011. The council can’t enforce the building’s removal because of its age. The committee will discuss forcing the owner to stop business use. They want the building used only as a home space.

The council received more complaints as the salon’s unauthorized use continues. Officials warned the owner to stop.

The salon brings in new types of activity and harms the area’s residential feel. The council called this unacceptable and believes enforcement is needed. An official notice should be served, aiming to fix the problem.

Locals complained about salon parking, saying cars block driveways. Resident Robert Cooke stated the owners keep running the salon, even though they were told to stop. Today, drivers walked to number 19 from parked cars. Parking is the biggest concern residents have.