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Southend-on-Sea planning applications
3,445 applications. 89% approved. 59 days to decide.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 3,445 planning applications from Southend-on-Sea. 598 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 89% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Southend-on-Sea: 740 applications received in the last year, 598 decisions published.
Southend-on-Sea takes a median of 59 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/01161/FULH Decided
120 Maplin Way Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3NB
Erect two storey side extension, porch to front and single storey rear extension
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26/01160/AD Status unknown
Cecil Jones Academy Eastern Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4BU
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 04 (Community Use Agreement) of planning permission 23/00676/FULM dated 11.08.2023
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26/01152/CLP Decided
17 Surbiton Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2QS
Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the roof space (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)
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26/01153/FULH Decided
17 Surbiton Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2QS
Erect single storey side and rear extension, alteration to side elevation
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26/01155/PA64 Decided
Clifftown Shore Western Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex
Change of use of ground floor restaurant from Class E to 9 self-contained flats (Class C3) (Prior Approval)
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26/01149/TPO Decided
20 Kendal Way Eastwood Essex SS9 5QS
Reduce crown by 2m, reshape from adjoining gardens and remove deadwood over 30mm to one Oak Tree (T1) in rear garden (Application for works to Trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)
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26/01150/TPO Decided
13 Officers Mess Mess Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9UJ
Fell to low stump and treat with one application of herbicide one London Plane Tree to front (Application for works to Trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)
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26/01147/FULH Decided
39 Hadleigh Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2DY
Raise height of boundary wall to a maximum of 1.5m, install new entrance gate to match existing, erect timber open framed carport to south of existing garage
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26/01145/FULH Decided
23 Wren Close Eastwood Essex SS9 5AG
Erect single storey rear extension with roof light, alteration to side elevation and install rooflight to rear elevation
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26/01146/FUL Decided
Belfairs Methodist Church Eastwood Road North Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4NG
Erect single storey link corridor between existing church and hall with sun pipes windows to roof
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26/01143/FULH Decided
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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26/01142/CLP Decided
46 Thornford Gardens Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6PY
Hip to gable loft conversion with dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01136/FUL Decided
196C Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7DE
Change of use from dwellinghouse to Airbnb guest house and alterations to elevations (Retrospective)
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26/01140/CLP Decided
108 Lonsdale Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4LR
Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01133/AD Decided
Police Station 360 Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PT
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 03 (refuse and recycling storage and waste management plan) of planning permission 26/00534/FUL dated 16.07.2026
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26/01135/CLP Decided
45 Woodgrange Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2SD
Use dwelling (Use Class C3) as 6-person HMO (Use Class C4) (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
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26/01128/ADV Decided
542 - 546 Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5HX
Install 2no. externally illuminated fascia signs to front and side, 6no. window graphics and 1no. clip frame
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26/01130/FUL Status unknown
Bourne Green Filling Station Shoebury Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3RS
Erect single storey extensions to sides and rear of existing shop, erect jet wash facility, alter elevations, relocate air conditioning units to roof, layout parking bays including EV charging bays to front, install air and vacuum consoles, alter landscaping, and provide bin store
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26/01127/FUL Decided
121 Grand Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1BE
Erect single storey side/rear extension
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26/01129/AD Decided
23 Woodcutters Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4PN
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (details of materials), 04 (details the hard and soft landscaping), 05 (details of renewable energy), 09 (details of refuse/recycling and cycle storage) and 11 (details of surface water attenuation) of planning permission 26/00248/FUL dated 29/05/2026
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26/01125/AD Status unknown
480 - 482 London Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9LD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 09 (renewable energy) of planning permission 24/01994/FUL dated 10/03/2025
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26/01122/FUL Decided
200 Ambleside Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2UE
Change of use from workshop and storage (Sui Generis) to one-bed dwelling (Class C3), alter elevations and layout amenity space
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26/01120/CLP Decided
21 Lansdowne Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1LJ
Single storey rear extension (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01121/FULH Decided
1 St James Close Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0BX
Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace with Juliet balcony, erect single storey infill extension to garage to attach to main dwelling, erect single storey side/front and single storey side/rear extensions, erect first floor front/side extension and first floor rear extension, install balcony to first floor side, alter elevations (Amended Proposal)
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26/01117/AD Decided
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 26 (Reptile Hibernacula Programme) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19/05/2026
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26/01118/AMDT Decided
11 Victoria Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1AU
Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) to allow an increase to the depth of the approved ground floor rear projection across the width of the ground floor (Material amendment of planning permission 25/00535/FUL dated 15/07/2025)
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26/01116/AD Status unknown
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 11 (Obscure Glazing) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19/05/2026
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26/01110/CLE Decided
96 Milton Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5BU
Use dwellinghouse as 5-bed HMO (Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing)
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26/01113/FULH Decided
12 Ringwood Drive Eastwood Essex SS9 5HG
Install dormers to front and rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, relocate main entrance door to front and alter elevations
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26/01112/AMDT Decided
Grand Court West Grand Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex
Application to vary condition 03 (windows) - vary wording to allow for Anthracite Grey (RAL 7016 Matt) powder-coated aluminium to be permitted solely on the communal stairwell / circulation core windows (Material amendment of planning permission 26/00622/FUL dated 02.07.2026)
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26/01109/AMDT Decided
2 - 2A Marine Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2NA
Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) to replace plan number 25.212.02 Rev A to plan number 25.212.02 Rev B to change the two rear dormers to one rear dormer (Material amendment of planning permission 26/00624/FUL dated 28/07/2026)
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26/01106/FULH Decided
593 Prince Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0JQ
Erect single storey rear extension
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26/01104/FUL Decided
136 Southchurch Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2RP
Convert existing dwellinghouse into three self-contained flats, erect two storey rear extension, form new external staircase and roof terrace to rear, layout parking and secure cycle and bin store (Amended Proposal)
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26/01103/AD Decided
127 The Broadway Thorpe Bay Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3EX
Application for Approval of Details pursuant to condition 02 (Noise Mitigation Measures and Compliance) of planning permission 26/00688/AMDT dated 15.07.26 (Retrospective)
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26/01102/FULH Decided
16 Butterys Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3DU
Erect single storey sun room to rear
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26/01101/AMDT Decided
5 The Crossways Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8PU
Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) - add bay window to side of rear extension (Material amendment of planning permission 25/01120/FULH dated 07/10/2025)
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26/01096/FUL Decided
19 - 21 Western Road Leigh-on-sea Essex
Demolish existing buildings, erect 4no. semi-detached dwellings, form new crossovers onto Western Road
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26/01097/AMDT Decided
Chalkwell Railway Station The Ridgeway Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8PX
Application to vary condition 01 (Approved Plans) - drawing numbers 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000231 Rev B01, 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000321 Rev B01, 169157 MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000322 Rev B01, 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG EAR-000323 Rev B01, 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX DRG-EAR-000421 Rev B01, 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000422 Rev B01, 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000521 Rev B01, 169157-MMD CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000522 Rev B01, 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR 000523 Rev B01 to be replaced with Proposed Site Plan 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000231 Rev C02, Proposed Plan Platform 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000321 Rev C02, Proposed Plan Footbridge 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000322 Rev C02, Proposed Plan Roof 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000323 Rev C02, Proposed Elevations 1 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000421 Rev C03, Proposed Elevations 2 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000422 Rev C03, Proposed Long Footbridge Section 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000521 Rev C03, Proposed Platform 2 GA Sections 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000522 Rev C03, Proposed Platform 1 GA Sections 169157-MMD-CHW-XXX-DRG-EAR-000523 Rev C02 (Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00172/PAR dated 06/05/2025)
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26/01098/AMDT Decided
Southend East Railway Station Ambleside Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2UP
Application to vary condition 01 (Approved Plans) - drawing numbers 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR 000421 Revision B01, 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR-000422 Revision B01, 169157-MMD-SOE XXX-DRG-EAR-000521 Revision B01, 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR-000522 Revision B01, 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR 000523 Revision B01 to be replaced with Proposed Elevations 1 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR-000421 Revision C03, Proposed Elevations 2 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR-000421 Revision C03, Proposed Platform Cross Section 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR-000521 Revision C03, Proposed Platform 1 GA Sections 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR-000522 Revision C03, Proposed Platform 2 GA Sections 169157-MMD-SOE-XXX-DRG-EAR-000523 Revision C03 (Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00174/PAR dated 28/03/2025)
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26/01100/FULH Decided
31 St James Avenue Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3LH
Hip to gable roof extension to rear with juliette balcony to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey side and rear extensions, extend existing garage to side to attach it to main dwelling and convert into habitable room, form bay window to front and alter elevations
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26/01095/AD Granted
75 Eastwood Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AH
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 06 (privacy screens) and 07 (crown roof profile cross sections) of planning permission 26/00260/FULH dated 28.05.2026
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26/01092/CLP Decided
33 Treecot Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4AG
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01093/FULH Decided
83 Flemming Crescent Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4HR
Demolish conservatory and erect single storey rear/side extension
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26/01091/FULH Decided
203 Westborough Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9JE
Raise ridge height to form first floor to bungalow and alter elevations
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26/01087/FULH Status unknown
2 Willow Close Eastwood Essex SS9 5XG
Install dormers to front and rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace
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26/01085/CLP Decided
14 Bishopsteignton Shoeburyness Essex SS3 8AF
Install self-service bakery cupboard in existing garden flower bed to side (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
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26/01088/FULH Decided
19 North Street Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1QE
Erect single storey rear/side extension, install new door to side
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26/01082/FUL Decided
6 Kenway Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5DX
Erect single storey detached annexe ancillary to main dwellinghouse
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26/01083/AMDT Status unknown
97-99 And 101 Shaftesbury Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AN
Application to vary Condition 07 (Opening Hours) to permit opening between 9am and 7pm Monday to Wednesday and Sunday, and between 9am and 9pm Thursday to Saturday, in place of the approved hours of 8am to 6pm daily (Material Amendment to planning permission 22/01367/FUL dated 19/01/2023)
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26/01084/CLP Decided
80 Crowstone Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8BD
Dormers to side and rear to form habitable accommodation in roofspace, gable window to front, 1 no. rooflight to front and 2 no. rooflights to side (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
Recent decisions
Data to October 2026
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26/00753/FULH Granted
9 Sairard Close Eastwood Essex SS9 5AL
Hip to gable roof extension and install dormers to front and rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect two storey side extension, alter elevations
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26/00860/FUL Granted
1 Manners Corner Manners Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6QR
Erect single storey rear extension
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26/01095/AD Granted
75 Eastwood Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AH
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 06 (privacy screens) and 07 (crown roof profile cross sections) of planning permission 26/00260/FULH dated 28.05.2026
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26/01068/FULH Granted
21 Sunningdale Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1JY
Erect single storey rear/side extension
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26/01059/AD Granted
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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26/01024/FUL Granted
14D Palmerston Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7TB
Replacement external staircase to side
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26/00915/FUL Granted
Adalah Residential Rest Home 20 Cliff Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1HJ
Extend existing dropped kerbs, demolish sections of front boundary wall, replace part of front lawn with permeable block paving
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26/01079/FUL Granted
Rear Of 119 Leigh Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1JH
Fenestration alterations including canopy removal
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26/01052/AD Granted
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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26/01051/FULH Granted
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
The full record
Decisions between 2019 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 2,997 decisions from Southend-on-Sea between 2019 and 2026, part of 3,445 applications on record. Over that period 78% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 2,164 granted against 615 refused. The busiest single year was 2021, with 949 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 October 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 279 47%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 208 35%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 111 19%
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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Knight Gratrix Architects 85% granted overall 96
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Stone Me Ltd 86% granted overall 88
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Edith Garland Architecture 83% granted overall 87
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SKArchitects Ltd 85% granted overall 81
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Design Spec Ltd 73% granted overall 76
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DSB Property Designs Ltd 85% granted overall 59
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DK Building Designs Ltd 75% granted overall 51
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BGA Architects Ltd 85% granted overall 43
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Applications by ward in Southend-on-Sea
- Belfairs 214
- Blenheim Park 150
- Chalkwell 235
- Eastwood Park 183
- Kursaal 138
- Leigh 301
- Milton 348
- Prittlewell 188
- Shoeburyness 149
- Southchurch 144
- St Laurence 138
- St Lukes 176
- Thorpe 224
- Victoria 134
- West Leigh 277
- West Shoebury 141
- Westborough 86
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Common questions
How many planning applications does Southend-on-Sea decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, Southend-on-Sea decided 598 planning applications. 89% 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 59 days over the 12 months to October 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Southend-on-Sea decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 598 decisions in the 12 months to October 2026 where both dates are published, 47% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 81% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Southend-on-Sea decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 2997 decisions from Southend-on-Sea between 2019 and 2026, out of 3,445 applications on record. Across that whole period 78% 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 October 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?
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Southend-on-Sea: 3,445 planning applications on record as of October 2026. Trailing 12 months: 598 decided, 89% approved, median 59 days to a decision. 740 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2019 and 2026: 2,997 in total, 78% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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