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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00890/FUL
Change of Use of 13 bed HMO (Sui Generis) to 14 bed HMO (Sui Generis)
179 Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7EL
Received 7 Jul 2026
Not published26/00895/FUL
Extend service yard with fencing, alter car park layout including partial resurfacing and tree removal, install bollards and EV charging infrastructure, provide external caf� seating area and alter elevations to facilitate new sublet unit within existing store
Waitrose Superstore Fossetts Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4DQ
Received 8 Jul 2026
Not published26/00896/NON
Replace plans SW-S1-05, SW-S1-06 with 636 P01 Location and Site Plan, 636 P02 Existing Drawings and 636 P03B Proposed Drawings - alterations to elevations (windows and doors) and change of garage roof pitch (Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 23/01641/FULH dated 13/12/2023)
28 Swallowcliffe Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 8BL
Received 8 Jul 2026
Not published26/00897/ROT
Install 10m light wooden pole
Telecommunications Mast Verge Outside 24 Rochford Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 6 Jul 2026
Not published26/00898/FUL
Construct second floor roof extension to form offices (Class E), erect two and three-storey office buildings (Class E), form covered first-floor walkway link to existing building, create roof terrace, provide cycle storage and refuse enclosure, and alter vehicle parking arrangements
43 Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR
Received 8 Jul 2026
Not published26/00900/CLP
Hip to gable roof alteration, install rear dormer and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, and remove two chimney stacks (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
5 Chadwick Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8LS
Received 9 Jul 2026
Not published26/00901/FULH
Erect single storey side extension with rooflights
5 Chadwick Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8LS
Received 9 Jul 2026
Not published26/00902/FULH
Demolish 2no. front bay windows and existing front porch, erect 2no. single storey front extensions below existing overhanging roofline, erect single storey front/side extension for new porch, replace flat roof over garage with pitched roof
52 Manners Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6PT
Received 9 Jul 2026
Not published26/00903/FULH
Demolish existing conservatory to rear and erect single storey rear/side extension
26 Herschell Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2NH
Received 9 Jul 2026
Not published26/00904/FULH
Demolish existing garage to rear, erect replacement detached garage and store, layout patio area to side with pergola over and extend existing crossover onto Thorndon Park Close
18 Thorndon Park Close Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4RH
Received 9 Jul 2026
Not published26/00905/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) (Amended Proposal)
124 Eastwood Old Road Eastwood Essex SS9 4RY
Received 9 Jul 2026
Not published26/00906/FULH
Erect single storey rear/side extension
38 Westcliff Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2LB
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00907/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 04 (soft landscaping and living green roof), 05 (hard landscaping, boundary treatments and cycle parking), 06 (refuse and recycling storage), 09 (privacy screens), 12 (energy efficiency and sustainability measures) and 16 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 22/01629/FUL dated 04.11.2022
995 - 1003 London Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3LB
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00908/GPDE
Erect single-storey side/rear extension projecting 6m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.3m
60 Salisbury Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7AX
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00910/FUL
Erect single storey double garage on the land to the rear
Land Rear Of 67 Dandies Drive Eastwood Essex
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00911/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 05 (on-site renewable energy scheme), 07 (waste management plan), 08 (cycle parking), 09 (hard and soft landscaping) and 20 (external lighting) of planning permission 24/01199/FUL dated 13.11.2024
96 The Ridgeway Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8NU
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00912/FUL
Change of use of upper floors from commercial use (Class E) to 2 self-contained flats (Class C3), erect hip to gable roof extension with dormers to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (Amended Proposal)
100 - 102 Southchurch Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2LX
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00913/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to parts E and F of condition 26 (remediation strategy) for phase 11 of planning permission 25/01014/AMDT dated 28/09/2025
Cantel Medical Ltd Campfield Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9BX
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00914/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 11 (travel plan), 13 (construction method statement) and 17 (noise mitigation measures) of planning permission 25/00495/AMDT dated 11/06/2026
West Leigh Baptist Church Lymington Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2AJ
Received 10 Jul 2026
Not published26/00915/FUL
Extend existing dropped kerbs, demolish sections of front boundary wall, replace part of front lawn with permeable block paving and install 1.2m high safety barrier
Adalah Residential Rest Home 20 Cliff Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1HJ
Received 11 Jul 2026
Not published26/00916/FULH
Erect single storey front extension
80 Crowstone Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8BD
Received 12 Jul 2026
Not published26/00917/FULH
Demolish existing front (north) extension, erect single storey front (north) extension, layout patio area to front (north) with retaining wall and alterations to external stairs, erect first floor balcony to front (north) with new raised access bridge
124 Grand Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1EE
Received 12 Jul 2026
Not published26/00919/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 02 (external materials) of planning permission 18/00011/RES dated 23.03.2018
Garden Heights 843 London Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 13 Jul 2026
Not published26/00920/FULH
Extend existing porch to front
144 Woodside Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4RE
Received 13 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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