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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00864/BC3
Install ramped access to front door
290 Rochford Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6TW
Received 30 Jun 2026
Not published26/00865/AMDT
Application to vary condition 02 (opening hours) to enable the 'drive-thru' lane of the existing KFC premises to remain open to customers and third-party delivery aggregators until 03:00 each night of the week (Material amendment of planning permission 10/01258/FUL dated 30/12/2010)
KFC Greyhound Trading Park Greyhound Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5PY
Received 30 Jun 2026
Not published26/00867/CLP
Mezzanine floor to the existing two storey prayer hall (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
Southend Mosque And Islamic Trust 191 - 197 West Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9DH
Received 1 Jul 2026
Not published26/00868/FULH
Erect part single/part two storey rear/side extension, convert existing garage into habitable accommodation and alter elevations
11 Woodside Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4QX
Received 1 Jul 2026
Not published26/00870/FUL
Install new front entrance door, form balcony with pergola over to first floor front, extend existing first floor rear balcony, install rooflights and alter elevations
61A High Cliff Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1DQ
Received 1 Jul 2026
Not published26/00871/FULH
Install dormer to rear with balcony, erect two storey side extension at first floor
76 Burges Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3HU
Received 1 Jul 2026
Not published26/00872/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 04 (waste storage and management plan), 05 (details of cycle store) and 06 (details of renewable energy) of planning permission 25/01197/FUL dated 10.11.2025
84 Valkyrie Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8AP
Received 1 Jul 2026
Not published26/00873/FUL
Install MVHR units and external ventilation grilles to rear
135 - 137 Victoria Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6EL
Received 2 Jul 2026
Not published26/00874/CLP
Convert dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 6-bed, 6-person HMO (Class C4) (certification of lawful development - proposed)
131 Neil Armstrong Way Eastwood Essex SS9 5UF
Received 2 Jul 2026
Not published26/00875/CLE
Use ground floor rear as a self-contained residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) (certificate of lawful development - existing)
Ground Floor Rear 203A Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7EL
Received 2 Jul 2026
Not published26/00876/FULH
Erect single storey side extension
16 Marine Close Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2RD
Received 2 Jul 2026
Not published26/00877/FULH
Erect single storey front extension
1 Hogarth Drive Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9TQ
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00878/FULH
Hipped to gable roof extension with roof lights to rear to form habitable accommodation in the roofspace, erect single storey side and rear extension and first floor rear extension
20 Appledore Shoeburyness Essex SS3 8UW
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00879/FULH
Erect single storey rear and side extension
56 Grange Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2HT
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00880/AMDT
Application to vary condition 01 (approved plans) revise plans to include 1719-50L, 1719-100D, 1719-101G, 1719-102F, 1719-103C, 1719-104e - to allow for changes to the approved hard and soft landscaping and install security gates (Material Amendment to planning permission 25/01220/AMDT dated 11/11/2025)
215 - 215A North Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7AF
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00881/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 11 (details of surface water drainage) of planning permission 22/01214/BC3 dated 13/10/2022
Land Adjacent 85 Lundy Close Eastwood Essex
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00882/AD
Application for Approval of Details pursuant to condition 04 (design details) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.25
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00883/AD
Application for Approval of Details pursuant to condition 31 (Glint & Glare Assessment) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19.05.26
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00884/TPO
Raise crown over garden area and shape back crown in one dimension by pruning 20% (4m) of the crown radius, reduce branch growth over garage height up to 5m by shaping back, prune low growth to give 15m clearance from back of building and remove deadwood as required
11 Roach Vale Eastwood Essex SS9 5TQ
Received 3 Jul 2026
Not published26/00885/FULH
Raise ridge height, erect hip to gable roof extension with Juliet balcony to rear and install dormers to sides to create habitable accommodation in the roof space, rooflights to front and side elevations, and window to front gable
132 Chalkwell Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8HN
Received 4 Jul 2026
Not published26/00886/GPDE
Erect single storey rear extension projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3m with rooflights
57 Norwich Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4DE
Received 5 Jul 2026
Not published26/00887/FULH
Install one air conditioning unit to front elevation with associated pipework and electrical connections (Retrospective)
10 Treelawn Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4AQ
Received 6 Jul 2026
Not published26/00888/FULH
Demolish existing conservatory and erect single storey rear extension with rooflights
152 Southsea Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2BJ
Received 7 Jul 2026
Not published26/00889/CLP
Install caravan in rear garden (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
22 Arnold Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2TJ
Received 7 Jul 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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