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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00577/ADV
Install internally illuminated building letters, fascia signage and freestanding totem, together with non-illuminated car park, directional, information and window signage across the site
Waitrose Superstore Fossetts Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4DQ
Received 28 Apr 2026
Not published26/00578/FULH
Raise ridge height of detached outbuilding to rear and install dormer to front to form room in roof, convert into arts and craft studio
106 Trinity Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4HJ
Received 28 Apr 2026
Not published26/00579/ADV
Install internally illuminated badge and fascia signage, together with internally illuminated inserts to the existing Shell petrol station totem
Petrol Station Waitrose Superstore Fossetts Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4DQ
Received 28 Apr 2026
Not published26/00580/FUL
Demolish existing garage and erect detached single storey annexe to the rear of the main dwellinghouse
548 Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5PW
Received 28 Apr 2026
Not published26/00583/CLP
Install air conditioner unit to front elevation
10 Treelawn Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4AQ
Received 28 Apr 2026
Not published26/00585/FUL
Convert existing basement into a self-contained flat with associated amenity space and alter elevations
12 Prittlewell Square Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1DW
Received 29 Apr 2026
Not published26/00586/CLP
Install rear dormer to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, install rooflights to front, alter elevations, and remove chimney (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
99 Guildford Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5AR
Received 29 Apr 2026
Not published26/00587/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (materials), 04 (soft landscaping) and 07 (risk assessment and site remediation scheme) of planning permission 22/01266/FUL dated 31.08.2022
Land At 23 West Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 29 Apr 2026
Not published26/00588/FUL
Remove existing curtain walling and install replacement facade comprising ribbon windows with integrated louvres, wall infill and rainscreen cladding, and alter elevations
Our Lady Of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3HS
Received 29 Apr 2026
Not published26/00589/FULH
Install air source heat pump to rear
67 Fairleigh Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2HZ
Received 29 Apr 2026
Not published26/00590/FULH
Layout parking to front and extend vehicle crossover onto Bellhouse Lane
105 Bellhouse Lane Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4PG
Received 29 Apr 2026
Not published26/00591/FUL
Part change of use of doctor's surgery and erect linked two-storey building at rear to create a 10-bedroom HMO with retention of ground floor commercial unit (Class E), install rooflights to front, alter elevations, and layout associated amenity space, cycle and bin stores (Amended Proposal)
48 Argyll Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7HN
Received 30 Apr 2026
Not published26/00592/AMDT
Application to vary conditions 01 (Approved Plans), 05 (Landscaping Details), 12 (Parking Provision), 13 (Cycle Parking) and 14 (Waste Storage) to substitute approved plan ref. 5965-BW(90)001 Rev B with amended plan ref. 5965-L(90)001 to facilitate a reduction in the width and adjustment of the site access bellmouth to accommodate existing infrastructure (Material Amendment to planning permission 24/01558/AMDT dated 11.03.2025)
The Old Vienna Restaurant 162 Eastwood Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AG
Received 30 Apr 2026
Not published26/00594/CLP
Erect single storey rear extension, install window and access door to side elevation
34 St Clement's Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3BL
Received 29 Apr 2026
Not published26/00595/CLP
Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loft space, install rooflight to front, single storey rear extension and rear and side extension, alterations to elevations (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed) (Amended Proposal)
210 Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5ES
Received 30 Apr 2026
Not published26/00596/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 12 (contaminated land remediation verification) of planning permission 25/01220/AMDT dated 11.11.2025
215 - 215A North Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7AF
Received 30 Apr 2026
Not published26/00597/FUL
Alter front elevation to install new shopfront and shutter, and form raised decking area with balustrade to front
8 Pier Hill Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2EQ
Received 30 Apr 2026
Not published26/00598/ADV
Install one non-illuminated fascia sign to front elevation
8 Pier Hill Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2EQ
Received 30 Apr 2026
Not published26/00599/FULH
Erect single storey front extension with rooflight and alter elevations
59 Hudson Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PA
Received 30 Apr 2026
Not published26/00601/CLP
Use dwelling (Use Class C3) as 5-person HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
118 South Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4HU
Received 1 May 2026
Not published26/00602/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 03 (external materials) of planning permission 22/01214/BC3 dated 13.10.2022
Land Adjacent 85 Lundy Close Eastwood Essex
Received 1 May 2026
Not published26/00603/FULH
Convert existing detached garage into ancillary outbuilding (part retrospective)
100 Kenilworth Gardens Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0BB
Received 1 May 2026
Not published26/00604/FULH
Erect single storey rear extension
96 Hillside Crescent Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1HH
Received 1 May 2026
Not published26/00605/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 24 (archaeological recording and watching brief) of planning permission 24/01522/AMDT dated 17.01.2025
Nazareth House 111 London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1PP
Received 1 May 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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