Camelia Hotel 176 - 178 Eastern Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AA

1. 13 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

2. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

   Southend-on-Sea took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Southend-on-Sea for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• 183 Eastern Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AA

  26/01031/FULH 0m away

  84% historically approved

  Erect detached garage to rear

  Awaiting decision New dwelling

• 184 Eastern Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AA

  26/00787/FUL 0m away

  83% historically approved

  Change of use from Guesthouse (Class C1) to one dwellinghouse (Class C3)

  Awaiting decision Full applications
  Domestic

• 184 Eastern Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AA

  24/01496/CLP Submitted 20 Sep 2024 2m away

  Change of use from guesthouse (Class C1) to dwellinghouse (Class C3) (certificate of lawful development - proposed)

  Withdrawn Lawful development
  Domestic

• The Waverley 191 Eastern Esplanade Southend-On-Sea Essex SS1 3AA

  21/00848/FUL Submitted 23 Apr 2021 52m away

  Change of use from guest house (Class C1) to care home (Class C2)

  Refused Full applications 7 docs

• 166 Shaftesbury Avenue Southend-on-sea Southend-On-Sea Essex SS1 3AW

  21/01147/CLP Submitted 28 May 2021 84m away

  Single storey side/rear extension (Lawful development certificate-proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Plas Newydd Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AG

  26/00563/FUL Submitted 24 Apr 2026 108m away

  Installation of an InPost parcel locker (Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications

• 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

  26 Jan 2026 Full applications
• 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

  11 May 2026 Full applications
• 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)

  21 May 2026 Full applications
• 25/01640/FUL Granted

  St Aidans Church The Fairway Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4QS

  Install solar panels to roof of main building, remove existing shed and install two air source heat pumps with enclosure within courtyard

  20 Nov 2025 Full applications
• 26/00829/FUL Granted

  39 - 45 London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1PL

  Install 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit

  22 Jun 2026 Full applications