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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

663Searchable applications

0Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 405 approved or refused records

53Refused applications

352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Dec 2023 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 27 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and building Local plan Planning Policy Consultations Conservation areas Conservation areas Article 4 directions Undercliff Gardens Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesPlanningPolicy@southend.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas15 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Not published26/00543/FUL
Combine two (2no.) commercial units (sui generis and Class E) to form one (1no.) commercial unit and change of use to restaurant (Class E)
557 - 559 Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5HP
Received 22 Apr 2026
Not published26/00546/TPO
Fell Oak group TG2 (3 trees) to rear to near ground level and treat stumps to inhibit regrowth (Application for works to Trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)
86 Pinewood Avenue Eastwood Essex SS9 5PB
Received 22 Apr 2026
Not published26/00548/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 04 (on-site renewable energy provision), 05 (water efficiency measures) and 09 (noise impact assessment) of planning permission 25/01392/AMDT dated 28.11.2025
6 - 7 Clifftown Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1AB
Received 22 Apr 2026
Not published26/00549/AMDT
Application to vary Condition 02 (Approved Plans) to allow revised drawings showing a minor amendment to the approved rear extension (Material Amendment to planning permission 25/01621/FULH dated 13.01.2026)
276 Maplin Way North Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3NT
Received 22 Apr 2026
Not published26/00551/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 26 (Remediation Strategy) parts E and F (phases 9 and 10 only) of planning permission 25/01014/AMDT dated 28/09/2025
Cantel Medical Ltd Campfield Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9BX
Received 22 Apr 2026
Not published26/00553/FULH
Install dormer to rear and rooflights to front to create habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear extension and alter elevations
52 Tankerville Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3DF
Received 23 Apr 2026
Not published26/00554/FUL
Replace existing windows to all elevations
Southend Inshore Lifeboat Station Marine Parade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2EJ
Received 23 Apr 2026
Not published26/00555/FUL
Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a residential Children's Home (Class C2) to provide accommodation for up to two children under the age of 18 with supervision by adult carers, and provision of bin and cycle storage to rear
74 Woodside Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4RB
Received 23 Apr 2026
Not published26/00556/CLP
Single storey rear and side extension with rooflights and glazing (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
46 Lymington Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2AU
Received 23 Apr 2026
Not published26/00557/FUL
Change of use of ground floor shop (Class E) and first floor flat (Class C3) to form a single dwellinghouse (Class C3), demolish existing side and rear extensions, erect single storey replacement rear extension, alter elevations, and form rear amenity space with associated landscaping
165 Westborough Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9JF
Received 23 Apr 2026
Not published26/00560/FULH
Convert existing garage to habitable accommodation, replace garage door with window to the front elevation, replace rear ground floor windows with bifolding doors, and install rooflights to rear
8 Wakering Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9SY
Received 23 Apr 2026
Not published26/00562/FULH
Erect single storey rear extension
65 Bonchurch Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AR
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00563/FUL
Installation of an InPost parcel locker (Retrospective)
6 Plas Newydd Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AG
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00564/FUL
Alter existing dormers to side elevations install rear balconies to existing first floor flats and alter elevations (part retrospective)
52 - 56 The Ridgeway Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00565/CLP
Use dwellinghouse (Class C3) as a 5-person HMO (Class C4), alter elevations, remove chimney, and install bin and bike stores in the rear garden (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
73 Fairfax Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9AG
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00566/FULH
Erect first floor side extension
41 Springfield Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0RA
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00567/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 02 (external materials), 03 (hard and soft landscaping) and 13 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 24/01283/AMDT dated 21.11.2024
Land At 25 Thorpe Esplanade Thorpe Bay Essex
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00569/CLP
Use dwellinghouse (Class C3) as a 6 person HMO (Class C4), replace rear door with window and remove chimney (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
8 Bournemouth Park Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5LN
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00570/FULH
Erect hip to gable roof extension, install dormers to front and rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, alter elevations
9 Wren Avenue Eastwood Essex SS9 5AF
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00571/CLP
Hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, install a rooflight, alter elevations (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
9 Wren Avenue Eastwood Essex SS9 5AF
Received 24 Apr 2026
Not published26/00572/FULH
Remove existing rear raised decking and erect replacement raised decking with glazed guarding
124 Grand Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1EE
Received 25 Apr 2026
Not published26/00574/FULH
Install dormer to front
44 Leighwood Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4LG
Received 27 Apr 2026
Not published26/00575/FULH
Install front and rear dormers and rooflights to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear/side extension
25 Nelson Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3HX
Received 28 Apr 2026
Not published26/00576/FULH
Raise roof to create first floor to existing bungalow, erect two storey front extension, part two storey and part single storey rear extension, install rooflights, remove chimneys, alter elevations and install hardstanding to rear
17 Blenheim Chase Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3BZ
Received 28 Apr 2026

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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