5 Wansfell Gardens Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SW

1. 8 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.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Southend-on-Sea is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• 7 Wansfell Gardens Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SW

  23/00459/CLP Submitted 15 Mar 2023 2m away

  Single storey rear extension (certificate of lawful development - proposed)

  Refused Lawful development Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Wansfell Gardens Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SW

  23/00457/GPDE Submitted 15 Mar 2023 13m away

  Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 5m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3.15m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.15m and alter rear elevation

  Refused Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 66 Willingale Way Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SN

  23/00009/FULH Submitted 4 Jan 2023 111m away

  Erect two storey side extension, part single/part two storey rear extension, new porch, single storey garage to front and alter elevations

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Small domestic

• 31 Willingale Way Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SN

  24/01415/FULH Submitted 5 Sep 2024 111m away

  Erect single storey rear extension for use as residential annex subsidiary to main dwellinghouse

  Granted Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• 31 Willingale Way Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SN

  24/01706/CLP Submitted 1 Nov 2024 111m away

  Single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate-Proposed)

  Granted Lawful development Extension
  Small domestic

• 42 Willingale Way Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SN

  26/00795/FULH 113m away

  84% historically approved

  Erect two storey side/rear extension, first floor side extension and single storey front extension with balcony over, convert existing garage into habitable room, form front porch canopy and alter elevations

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic