38 - 40 London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1NW

1. 31 Mar 2026

   Received by Southend-on-Sea

2. 26 May 2026

   Decision issued: Grant Advertisement Consent

3. 19 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.

More on advertising applications in our guide

• 42A London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1NT

  26/00251/ADV Submitted 23 Feb 2026 16m away

  Install one replacement internally illuminated fascia sign to front elevation

  Granted Advertising

• 42A London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1NT

  26/00615/FUL Submitted 5 May 2026 21m away

  Form new entrance door to front with associated alterations to shopfront

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing

• 13 - 15 London Road Southend-On-Sea Essex SS1 1PE

  19/02021/PA3COU Submitted 1 Nov 2019 69m away

  Convert first and second floor levels from Office (Class B1(a)) to 10 self-contained flats (Class C3)(Prior Approval)

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 22 docs

• 13 Queens Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1LT

  26/00789/AMDT 70m away

  84% historically approved

  Application to vary condition 04 (cycle and bin storage) to remove the commercial cycle store element (Material amendment of planning permission 25/00962/FUL dated 08/09/2025

  Awaiting decision

• 13 Queens Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1LT

  26/00477/AD Submitted 9 Apr 2026 76m away

  Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 04 (cycle and refuse storage), 06 (on-site renewable energy provision) and 07 (water efficiency) of planning permission 26/00789/AMDT dated 10.08.2026

  Granted Conditions

• 9 Queens Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1LT

  22/02162/FUL Submitted 7 Nov 2022 90m away

  Install new shopfront (Amended Proposal)

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 20 docs

• 26/00621/ADV Granted

  25 Broadway Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1PA

  Install one non-illuminated fascia sign and one non-illuminated projecting sign to front elevation.

  7 May 2026 Advertising
• 26/00757/ADV Granted

  Lifstan Boys Club Lifstan Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2XX

  Install 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign to front elevation

  4 Jun 2026 Advertising
• 26/00258/ADV Granted

  125 Leigh Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1JH

  Backlit lettering and olive tree logo at first floor (Retrospective)

  25 Feb 2026 Advertising
• 26/00734/ADV Granted

  27 High Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1JD

  Install two internally illuminated fascia signs and one internally illuminated double sided projecting sign

  29 May 2026 Advertising
• 26/00577/ADV Granted

  Waitrose Superstore Fossetts Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4DQ

  Install internally illuminated building letters, fascia signage and freestanding totem, together with non-illuminated car park, directional, information and window signage across the site

  28 Apr 2026 Advertising