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Southend-on-Sea planning applications
2,927 applications. 88% approved. 58 days to decide.
As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 2,927 planning applications from Southend-on-Sea. 500 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 88% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Southend-on-Sea takes a median of 58 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/01143/FULH Status unknown
51 Wansfell Gardens Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3ST
Erect first floor front/side extension and convert rear part of existing attached garage into habitable room
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26/01132/CLP Status unknown
16 Plymtree Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3RA
Detached outbuilding to rear (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01057/AD Status unknown
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 05 (yellow lines and signage) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
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26/01052/AD Status unknown
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 08 (public open space) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19/05/2026
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26/01054/AD Status unknown
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for Approval of Details pursuant to condition 07 (details of GRP control panel kiosk to serve pumping station) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
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26/01058/FUL Status unknown
14 Fairview Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0NY
Extend existing car park to provide 5 additional parking spaces, together with associated surfacing, drainage and landscaping works
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26/01055/AD Status unknown
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 06 (Scheduled Monument interpretation boards) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
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26/01053/AD Status unknown
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 10 (post-completion noise survey methodology) and 27 (energy efficiency and sustainability measures) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19.05.2026
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26/01056/AD Status unknown
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 02 (planting details and implementation timetable) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
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26/01059/AD Status unknown
Spire Wellesley Hospital Eastern Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4XH
Application for approval of details pursuant to informative 03 (Biodiversity Net Gain) of planning permission 24/00821/FUL dated 05.09.2024
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26/01050/FUL Status unknown
Roots Hall Stadium Victoria Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6EL
Change of use of vacant ticket office to club shop and first aid room and alter elevations
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26/01051/FULH Status unknown
61 Flemming Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AN
Demolish existing single storey rear bay, erect hip to gable roof extension with dormer and Juliet balcony to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear extension, and alter elevations
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26/01049/FUL Status unknown
511 Southchurch Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2PH
Change of use of ground floor shop (Class E(a)) to office (Class E(g)(i)) and erect storage outbuilding to rear
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26/01047/AD Status unknown
6 - 7 Clifftown Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1AB
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (waste management strategy) of planning permission 25/01392/AMDT dated 28.11.2025
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26/01041/TCA Status unknown
76 Horseshoe Crescent Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WL
Fell dead Sycamore (T1) (Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area)
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26/01042/TPO Status unknown
58 Chapel Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WD
Crown thin 1 no. London Plane (T1) by approximately 15% (Works to trees covered by a tree preservation order)
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26/01044/BC3 Status unknown
Leigh Fishermans Co-Op (Retail) Victoria Wharf High Street Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2EN
Erect single storey first aid and welfare office building and associated open-sided canopy structure and safety railings
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26/01038/AMDT Status unknown
5 Wansfell Gardens Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SW
Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) - location of garage (Material Amendment of planning permission 25/00716/FULH dated 05/08/2025)
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26/01034/FULH Status unknown
24 Lodwick Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9HW
Erect steel framed pergola in rear garden
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26/01035/AD Status unknown
Land Rear Of 2 Smallholdings Eastwoodbury Lane Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for Approval of Details pursuant to condition 14 (renewable energy scheme) of planning permission 23/00976/FUL dated 13 December 2023
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26/01031/FULH Status unknown
183 Eastern Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AA
Erect detached garage to rear
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26/01032/TPO Status unknown
Land North Of Uttons Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex
Fell to ground level 1no. Pine Tree (T1- 4/2025) on land to front of 16 Uttons Avenue
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26/01030/FUL Status unknown
73 Butterys Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3DT
Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to a children's home (Class C2)
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26/01028/FUL Status unknown
45 The Ryde Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4TH
Erect detached single storey annex to rear incidental to the main dwelling
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26/01029/FUL Status unknown
60A Marguerite Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1NW
Hip to gable roof extension with rooflights to front, rear and side to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace
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26/01027/FULH Status unknown
166 Burges Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3JP
Form habitable accommodation in loftspace with rooflights to front and rear, erect single storey rear extension and first floor side and rear extensions, erect porch to front and alter elevations
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26/01025/CLP Status unknown
44A Gravel Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5AS
Use dwellinghouse (Class C3) as accommodation for up to four people living together as a single household and receiving care (Class C3(b)) (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
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26/01024/FUL Status unknown
14D Palmerston Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7TB
Replacement external staircase to side
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26/01021/AD Status unknown
12 Victoria Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1AU
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 07 (tree protection measures) of planning permission 25/01659/FULH dated 07.04.2026
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26/01022/AD Status unknown
31 - 33 Broadway Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1PA
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 and 05 (post-completion noise surveys) of planning permission 24/00053/FUL dated 15.04.2024
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26/01020/CLP Status unknown
66 Marlborough Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2UD
Single storey side extension (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
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26/01019/FULH Status unknown
90 Manchester Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3HR
Erect single storey front extension, erect detached outbuilding to rear, demolish side garage and alter elevations
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26/01023/AMDT Status unknown
86 Thorpe Hall Avenue Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AS
Application to vary and amend condition 02 (Approved Plans) and condition 04 (Restriction on Use of Roof as Balcony, Roof Garden or Terrace) for formation of a balcony on the flat roof of the approved single-storey rear extension with privacy screens and substitution of approved plans (Material Amendment to planning permission 26/00634/FULH dated 13.07.2026)
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26/01014/FUL Status unknown
144 Station Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7SB
Change of use of ground floor from shop (Class E) to dwelling (Class C3) alter front and rear elevations, layout amenity area to rear with bin and cycle storage, install solar energy panels to roof of extension to rear
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26/01012/CLP Status unknown
55 Exford Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0DZ
Hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01018/CLP Status unknown
92 Vardon Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3SQ
Hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01017/AD Status unknown
Garages At Bradford Bury Leigh-on-sea Essex
Approval of details pursuant to condition 10 (details of surface water attenuation) of planning permission 24/00421/BC3 dated 26/06/2024
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26/01016/AD Status unknown
98 Denton Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0JX
Approval of details pursuant to condition 10 ( details of surface water attenuation) of planning permission 24/00409/BC3 dated 11/12/2024
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26/01015/FULH Status unknown
70 Hadleigh Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2LZ
Erect new brick wall and railings to front and side with new sliding metal gate
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26/01005/FUL Status unknown
232 Southbourne Grove Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Erect carport and install 26 solar panels to roof (Part Retrospective)
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26/01009/TPO Status unknown
36 Paddock Close Eastwood Essex SS9 5QR
Remove low lateral branches to Third party Oak (T1) encroaching towards 36 Paddock Close back to main limb framework to a height of 7m to clear from property and roof. Reduce remaining canopy by 2.5-3m and reshape to balance (Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)
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26/01008/CLP Status unknown
61 Flemming Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AN
Hip to gable loft conversion, rooflights to front, and dormer to rear with Juliet balcony to create habitable accommodation in roof space (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
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26/01001/FULH Decided
26 Kings Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8LL
Erect single storey rear extension, extend existing rear terrace at ground floor, erect balcony to first floor rear and alterations to elevations
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26/01007/AD Status unknown
25 Boscombe Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5JE
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 04 (details of refuse and recycling storage and waste management plan), 05 (details of secure and covered cycle storage) and 06 (details of renewable energy) of planning permission 25/01052/FUL dated 15/10/2025
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26/01006/FUL Status unknown
Former College Building Carnarvon Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Use existing site buildings as temporary charity soup kitchen and dining area, changing room/shower and toilet facilities, office and storage space and site a static double decker bus and layout parking for a period of 2 years (Retrospective)
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26/00999/AMDT Status unknown
68 Chalkwell Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8NN
Application to vary Condition 02 (Approved Plans) by substituting approved drawings with amended drawings to increase the height of the approved boundary wall from 1.8m to 2.1m (Material Amendment to planning permission 25/01780/FULH dated 12/02/2026)
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26/01000/FULH Status unknown
74 Eastern Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5NF
Erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern, install side access door
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26/00997/FULH Status unknown
151 Maplin Way Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3NE
Erect single storey rear/side extensions with extended pitched roof, layout parking to side and form new vehicle crossover onto Fermoy Road
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26/00990/FUL Status unknown
22A Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5EW
Install vehicle crossover onto Sutton Road
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26/00988/AD Status unknown
232 Southbourne Grove Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 12 (energy efficiency and sustainability measures), 13 (water efficient design measures) and 15 (sound insulation scheme) of planning permission 21/02472/FUL dated 24.02.2022
Recent decisions
Data to September 2026
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26/00930/TCA Granted
Marlborough Place 121 Alexandra Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Crown reduce Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) in car park of Marlborough Place by up to 2.5 metres and prune to provide 2 metres clearance from 33 Clifftown Parade (Application for works to a Tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order)
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26/00524/FUL Granted
18 Belle Vue Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2QZ
Erect detached outbuilding to rear (retrospective)
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26/00113/FUL Granted
17 Priorywood Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4BU
Demolish existing rear extension and detached garage, erect attached bungalow to rear with associated amenity space, parking and bin/cycle storage, form new vehicle crossover onto Priorywood Drive and install hardstanding to the front of 17 Priorywood Drive
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26/00466/AD Granted
The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 09 (refuse and recycling storage facilities and waste management strategy), 12 (soft landscaping), and 14 (hard landscaping and means of enclosure), and informative 01 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of planning permission 25/00938/FULM dated 29.10.2025
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26/00613/CLE Granted
57 York Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2BZ
Use dwelling as a 9-person HMO (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)
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26/00767/TPO Refused
Trees Between 162 Eastwood Road And 5 Blenheim Chase Leigh-on-sea Essex
Fell 2 x Oak trees (T1 and T2) (Works to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order)
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26/00844/AD Granted
16 Nelson Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1EF
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 11 (details of energy efficiency) of planning permission 25/01003/FUL dated 23/10/2025
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26/00639/FUL Granted
1348 London Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2UH
Change of use rear of ground floor from commercial (Class E) to 1no. self-contained flat with commercial unit (Class E) retained to front, reconfigure and extend first-floor flat, create additional self-contained flat at second floor, raise ridge height with hip to gable roof extension to side with rooflights to create habitable accommodation in roofspace, erect first floor extensions to front/side, two-storey rear extension, alter elevations, layout parking and cycle store to rear, refuse store to side
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26/00693/FUL Granted
158 - 162 London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1PH
Raise ridge height of building to front and form front and rear dormers, change of use from ground floor car sales to three self-contained flats, erect single storey undercroft infill extension and first floor rear extension, alterations to three existing first-floor self-contained flats, install first floor balconies/roof terraces, alterations to elevations, demolish rear buildings and erect three bungalows with habitable accommodation in roof, layout amenity spaces, cycle and refuse stores (Amended Proposal)
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26/00706/FULH Granted
123 Burges Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3JL
Erect single storey rear and side extension with rooflights, remodel existing roof and erect rear and front dormers to form habitable accommodation in roofspace, convert one garage to habitable accommodation, alterations to elevations
The full record
Decisions between 2019 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 2,548 decisions from Southend-on-Sea between 2019 and 2026, part of 2,927 applications on record. Over that period 77% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 1,826 granted against 537 refused. The busiest single year was 2021, with 804 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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19/01974/AD Granted
Grand Hotel Broadway Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 1PJ
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 32 (details of retaining of chimney) of planning permission 17/01464/FULM dated 20.12.2017
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19/01899/GPDE Refused
54 Pinewood Avenue Eastwood Essex SS9 5PH
A single storey rear extension extending 3m beyond the rear wall of the dwelling, with a maximum height of 2.85m and an eaves height of 2.85m. The extension would be joined to an existing enlargement of the dwellinghouse and the total enlargement would extend 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, have a maximum height of 2.85m and an eaves height of 2.85m.
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19/01905/GPDE Decided
110 Eastern Avenue Southend-On-Sea Essex SS2 4AT
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 5.75m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3.10m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.75m
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19/01933/GPDE Refused
73 Branksome Road Southend-On-Sea Essex SS2 4HG
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 2.8m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 4m
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19/01939/GPDE Refused
20 Burlescoombe Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3QG
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 3m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 4m
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19/01936/DEM Withdrawn
The Old Gas Works Station Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR
Demolish 2no. gasholders and associated structures (Application for Prior Approval for Demolition)
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19/01972/GPDE Decided
50 Danescroft Drive Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 4NR
A single storey rear extension extending 5.8m beyond the rear wall of the dwelling, with a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m. The extension would be joined to an existing enlargement of the dwellinghouse and the total enlargement would extend 5.8m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, have a maximum height of 3m and an eaves height of 3m.
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19/01992/GPDE Refused
32 Cobham Road Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 8EA
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 6m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3m
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19/01904/CLE Withdrawn
40 Grosvenor Road Westcliff-On-Sea Essex
Self contained flat (Lawful Development Certificate-Existing)
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19/01918/TCA Granted
56 Chapel Road Shoeburyness Southend-On-Sea Essex SS3 9WD
Reduce on north side only by 1-1.5m to two Horse Chestnuts (T1 and T2) to front to clear the building (Application for works to a trees within a Conservation Area)
Decision speed
12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 236 47%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 173 35%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 91 18%
Planning agents in Southend-on-Sea
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Stone Me Ltd 87% granted overall 81
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Edith Garland Architecture 82% granted overall 79
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SKArchitects Ltd 87% granted overall 76
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Design Spec Ltd 74% granted overall 72
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Knight Gratrix Architects 84% granted overall 66
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DSB Property Designs Ltd 85% granted overall 50
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DK Building Designs Ltd 72% granted overall 45
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Hedgehog Architects 89% granted overall 38
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Applications by ward in Southend-on-Sea
- Belfairs 190
- Blenheim Park 139
- Chalkwell 208
- Eastwood Park 158
- Kursaal 116
- Leigh 247
- Milton 297
- Prittlewell 165
- Shoeburyness 125
- Southchurch 119
- St Laurence 120
- St Lukes 143
- Thorpe 190
- Victoria 110
- West Leigh 246
- West Shoebury 125
- Westborough 71
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Southend-on-Sea decide?
In the 12 months to September 2026, Southend-on-Sea decided 500 planning applications. 88% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Southend-on-Sea?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 58 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Southend-on-Sea decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 500 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 47% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 82% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Southend-on-Sea decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 2548 decisions from Southend-on-Sea between 2019 and 2026, out of 2,927 applications on record. Across that whole period 77% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Southend-on-Sea?
April 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 142 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Where can I see the full documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on Southend-on-Sea's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.
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Southend-on-Sea: 2,927 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 500 decided, 88% approved, median 58 days to a decision. 665 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2019 and 2026: 2,548 in total, 77% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.