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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00922/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 05 (scheme of investigation) of planning permission 26/00179/FULH dated 01.04.2026
17 Warrior Square Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9PZ
Received 14 Jul 2026
Not published26/00923/FULH
Erect single storey side extension
36 The Ryde Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4TN
Received 14 Jul 2026
Not published26/00926/PA64
Change of use of ground floor commercial floorspace (Class E) to 4 self-contained flats (Class C3), alter elevations, provide cycle and refuse stores (Prior Approval)
375 - 377 Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PS
Received 14 Jul 2026
Not published26/00928/FULH
Erect single storey rear extension
Lindholme Poynters Lane Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9TZ
Received 14 Jul 2026
Not published26/00929/ADV
Install 3no. internally illuminated fascia signs to front and side, 3no. internally illuminated projecting signs to front and side, 2no. internally illuminated ATM surrounds to side and 1no. non illuminated address panel to front
77 - 83 High Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1HT
Received 14 Jul 2026
Not published26/00930/TPO
Crown reduce Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) in car park of Marlborough Place by up to 2.5 metres and prune to provide 2 metres clearance from 33 Clifftown Parade (Application for works to a Tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order)
Marlborough Place 121 Alexandra Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 14 Jul 2026
Not published26/00931/FULH
Raise ridge height, install dormers and rooflights to sides to form habitable accommodation in loftspace, erect single storey side extension, relocate main access door to front and alter elevations
18 Chesterfield Crescent Eastwood Essex SS9 5PD
Received 15 Jul 2026
Not published26/00932/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 13 (demolition and construction management plan and strategy including noise and dust mitigation measures) and 14 (tree protection measures) of planning permission 24/00409/BC3 dated 11.12.2024
98 Denton Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0JX
Received 15 Jul 2026
Not published26/00933/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 14 (demolition and construction management plan and noise and dust mitigation strategy) and 15 (arboricultural impact assessment and tree protection measures) of planning permission 24/00421/BC3 dated 26.06.2024
Garages At Bradford Bury Leigh-on-sea Essex
Received 15 Jul 2026
Not published26/00934/FUL
Install steel containers on site for self-storage purposes (retrospective)
Yard 3 3 - 4 Cabinet Way Eastwood Essex SS9 5LP
Received 15 Jul 2026
Not published26/00935/CLE
Use property and associated curtilage as 3no. self-contained residential flats (25, 25A, and 25B Kilworth Avenue) (certificate of lawful develoopment - existing)
25 Kilworth Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2DS
Received 15 Jul 2026
Not published26/00937/AMDT
Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) to replace approved drawing 26/044/003 with proposed drawing 26/044/004 Rev A to revised roof design (Material amendment of planning permission 26/00406/FULH dated 21/05/2026)
7 Swanage Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5HX
Received 16 Jul 2026
Not published26/00938/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 06 (details of hard landscaping and boundary treatment) of planning permission 22/01214/BC3 dated 13/10/2022
Land Adjacent 85 Lundy Close Eastwood Essex
Received 16 Jul 2026
Not published26/00939/FULH
Raise ridge height, hip to gable roof extensions to sides with dormer to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect part single/part two storey side extension with annex to ground floor, install veranda to east, north and west elevations
16A The Ryde Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4TN
Received 16 Jul 2026
Not published26/00940/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential care home (Class C2)
148 - 150 North Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7AG
Received 16 Jul 2026
Not published26/00941/FULH
Hip to half hip roof extensions to sides with dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear extension and form new vehicle crossover onto Manners Way
152 Manners Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6PZ
Received 16 Jul 2026
Not published26/00942/FUL
Change of use from six bed HMO (Class C4) to seven bed HMO (Sui Generis), hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace
17 Weston Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1AS
Received 17 Jul 2026
Not published26/00943/FUL
Change use of existing block of 4 self-contained flats (Class C3) to 12 person HMO (Sui Generis), raise ridge height and extend roof with dormer to side and rooflights to sides to form habitable accommodation, erect part single/part two storey rear extension, relocate front entrance door to side and alter elevations, install bicycle and bin storage and layout parking
Valkyrie Court Valkyrie Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 17 Jul 2026
Not published26/00944/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 02 (privacy screens) of planning permission 26/00331/AMDT dated 17.06.26
First Floor 32 Shaftesbury Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2YS
Received 17 Jul 2026
Not published26/00945/AD
Application for approval of conditions pursuant to condition 03 (materials) and 04 (design drawings) of planning permission 23/01216/BC4 dated 20/10/2023
Cliffs Pavilion Station Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7RA
Received 17 Jul 2026
Not published26/00946/FULH
Demolish existing attached garage to side, erect single storey side extension (retrospective)
52 Inverness Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9DX
Received 7 Jul 2026
Not published26/00947/ROT
Install 1 no. 11m light wooden pole
Telecommunications Mast Footpath Outside 70 Quorn Gardens Leigh-on-sea Essex
Received 17 Jul 2026
Not published26/00948/AMDT
Application to vary condition 02 (Approved Plans), 03 (Materials - Roof only), 04 (Window and Door Details - Roof only), 05 (Dormer Windows) and 17 (Privacy Solutions) to enable alteration to mansard roof design including lift housing, roof fenestration, rooflight, install additional roof terrace to east side and removal of privacy screen to east side of north terrace (Material amendment of planning permission 26/00146/AMDT dated 17th June 2026) (Part Retrospective)
Royal Mansions 15 Royal Terrace Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1DY
Received 17 Jul 2026
Not published26/00949/GPDE
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 6m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3m
22 Northville Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0QB
Received 19 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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