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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00606/CLP
Dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
131 Blenheim Crescent Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3DX
Received 2 May 2026
Not published26/00607/CLP
Convert garage into habitable accommodation, porch to front elevation and alter elevations (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed) (Amended Proposal)
98 Hampton Gardens Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6RU
Received 3 May 2026
Not published26/00608/PA64
Change the use of rear of ground floor from commercial (Class E) to 1no. self-contained studio flat (Class C3), alter elevations (Prior Approval)
124 Eastwood Old Road Eastwood Essex SS9 4RP
Received 3 May 2026
Not published26/00609/CLP
Single storey rear extension (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
43 Stirling Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3PP
Received 4 May 2026
Not published26/00610/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 04 (obscure glazed privacy screen to balcony) of planning permission 25/01496/FULH dated 06.01.2026
14 Lindisfarne Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3NR
Received 5 May 2026
Not published26/00611/TCA
Fell 2no. dead stumps (T7 and T8), fell Leylandii hedge including stumps and replace with alternative tree species (T9 and T10), remove approximately 30% of the mass at the bottom to create a more attractive upright shape to one Olive Tree (T1), remove a small number of lower branches (Less than 10% of mass) at head height to one Magnolia Grandiosa (T2), Remove approximately 25% of the tree upper branches, including a large central dead branch and smaller branches to one Damson Tree (T3), remove 80% of tree over 2 or 3 growing seasons to create a more upright shape to one Apple Tree (T4), remove 2 large upright branches (approximately 20% of the tree mass) to one multi-stem Hazel Tree (T5), Prune up to 25% of the mass of one Elder Tree (T6) in rear garden and fell Elder tree behind garage (T15) (Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area)
13 Park Crescent Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7PG
Received 5 May 2026
Not published26/00612/FUL
Erect electronically operated security gates to access off North Road
215 - 215A North Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7AF
Received 5 May 2026
Not published26/00613/CLE
Use dwelling as a 9-person HMO (Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing)
57 York Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2BZ
Received 5 May 2026
Not published26/00614/FULH
Demolish existing conservatory and erect single storey rear/side extension
Minerva 176 Manchester Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3EX
Received 5 May 2026
Not published26/00615/FUL
Form new entrance door to front with associated alterations to shopfront
42A London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1NT
Received 5 May 2026
Not published26/00616/PA64
Change of use of the existing ground floor office (Class E) to two self-contained flats (Class C3) (Prior Approval) (Amended Proposal)
Flat 1 The Boat House Clifftown Shore Western Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1FU
Received 6 May 2026
Not published26/00617/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 05 (arboricultural impact assessment, method statement and tree protection plan) of planning permission 26/00028/FULH dated 27.02.2026
67 Mayfield Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6NR
Received 6 May 2026
Not published26/00618/FUL
Replace existing single glazed timber sash windows with double glazed timber sash windows to ground floor front elevation
74 Park Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7PQ
Received 6 May 2026
Not published26/00619/FULH
Install dormer to rear and rooflights to front to create habitable accommodation in loftspace, erect single storey rear extension with skylights, and alter elevations
740 London Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3NL
Received 6 May 2026
Not published26/00620/FUL
Use existing garage/storage building as plant room with louvred doors and extract grilles
25 Broadway Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1PA
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00621/ADV
Install one non-illuminated fascia sign and one non-illuminated projecting sign to front elevation.
25 Broadway Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1PA
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00622/FUL
Replace stairwell windows with double glazed windows and smoke vents at Blocks D, E and F
Grand Court West Grand Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00623/FULH
Erect part single storey extension to front elevation, single storey side and rear extension with rooflights, install dormers to front and rear elevation to create habitable accommodation in the roofspace, alterations to elevations (Part-retrospective)
17 Belgrave Close Eastwood Essex SS9 5EU
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00624/FUL
Alter roof from hip to gable and raise ridge height, install front and rear dormers to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect part 2.5 storey front extension with juliet balcony, erect part single, part two-storey rear extension, remove chimney, porch to front, erect front boundary treatment, raised platform to the rear and alter elevations
2 - 2A Marine Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2NA
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00625/CLP
Hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in roof space, rooflights to front elevation (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed) (Amended Proposal)
82 St Andrews Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9JJ
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00626/FUL
Demolish existing garden room and erect single storey rear extension
11 Herbert Grove Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2AT
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00627/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 20 (land contamination verification) and 24 (car park management strategy) of planning permission 21/00161/FULM dated 21.09.2022
659 - 665 London Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9PD
Received 7 May 2026
Not published26/00628/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 02 (detailed fenestration and external materials), 04 (hard and soft landscaping), 05 (10% on-site renewable energy scheme), 10 (refuse and recycling and cycle storage) and 13 (obscure glazed balcony screens) of planning permission 25/00853/AMDT dated 11/08/2025
Joseph House Nursing Home 51 - 53 Elm Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9PD
Received 8 May 2026
Not published26/00629/FULH
Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace with Juliet balcony, erect single storey infill extension to garage to attach to main dwelling, erect single storey side/front and single storey side/rear extensions, erect first floor front/side extension and first floor rear extension, install balcony to first floor side, alter elevations (Amended Proposal)
1 St James Close Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0BX
Received 8 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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