Office parks · United Kingdom

Lake Meadows Business Park

Name: Lake Meadows Business Park
Address: Billericay, United Kingdom

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit proposedBillericay, United Kingdom

Proposed office-to-housing conversion (70 flats) at Billericay business park via permitted development; approved by council, using 'reinhabit' strategy shared with 5 peers. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

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Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …five office buildings in Lake Meadows Business Park, in Billericay, Essex, into 70 flats through permitted development rights record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Office

This site: …five office buildings in Lake Meadows Business Park, in Billericay, Ess newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Park and open space

This site: …five office buildings in Lake Meadows Business Park, in Billericay, Essex, into 70 flats through permitted deve newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Reinhabitation, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	five office buildings in Lake Meadows Business Park, in Billericay, Essex, into 70 flats through permitted development rightsnewtypes-extraction reported
Developer	Sphere 25newtypes-extraction

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History and original facts

Notes	Draft from inyourarea.co.uk, model-extracted, unreviewed: Lake Meadows Business Park offices are proposed to be converted into 70 flats via permitted development rights.

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Planning

Planning notes	Approved by Basildon Borough Council.Wikipedia

Site context

Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Great Oaks retail park (6.7 km)computed

Summary, model-written

Proposed conversion of five office buildings at Lake Meadows Business Park (Billericay, UK) into 70 flats via permitted development rights. Approved by Basildon Borough Council. Developer: Sphere 25.

Why. Strategy: 'reinhabit' (aligns with 5 peer projects using same strategy, e.g., Vista Building, Shield House).

Where it stands. Status: Proposed. No timeline provided. Council approval secured.

For a planner

Peer projects show strategy 'reinhabit' is active (5 examples), but distances vary (27–29 km from Billericay).
Context: 1 retail park (Great Oaks) within 10km; no other commercial clusters noted.

For a developer

No cost, timeline, or housing details in record. Permitted development rights enable conversion without full planning application.
Peer projects lack location proximity data; strategy 'reinhabit' is the only shared factor.

What we do not know yet

Timeline unknown (developer role: null years).
No details on building conditions or market demand.
Essex context not specified beyond Basildon approval.

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Plans to convert Billericay business park offices to flats
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Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Lake Meadows Business Park, Billericay, United Kingdom." Record n-cce9d8c119, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/united-kingdom/billericay-lake-meadows-business-park/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_billericaylakemeadowsbusinesspark,
  title = {Lake Meadows Business Park, Billericay, United Kingdom},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/united-kingdom/billericay-lake-meadows-business-park/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-cce9d8c119, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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