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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00950/GPDE
Erect single-storey rear extension projecting 3.5m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3.1m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.3m
23 Keith Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6SG
Received 19 Jul 2026
Not published26/00951/CLP
Single storey side extension (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
261 Central Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4ED
Received 20 Jul 2026
Not published26/00953/FUL
Convert second floor studio apartments into one two-bedroom apartment at 176 Eastern Esplanade (Retrospective)
Camelia Hotel 176 - 178 Eastern Esplanade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3AA
Received 20 Jul 2026
Not published26/00954/FUL
Replace windows to front and side elevations, replace external staircase, install awning to front elevation and repaint elevations
4 Belton Corner Marine Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2HP
Received 20 Jul 2026
Not published26/00955/ADV
Install one non-illuminated painted fascia sign to front elevation
4 Belton Corner Marine Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2HP
Received 20 Jul 2026
Not published26/00957/FUL
Change of use from retail (Class E(a)) to fast food outlet with takeaway provisions (sui generis) and install extract flue and condenser unit to rear
164 London Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1PH
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00958/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (external materials), 05 (hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment), 06 (surface water drainage), 10 (renewable energy), 12 (refuse and cycle storage) and 14 (risk assessment and site remediation scheme) of planning permission 21/00949/FUL dated 08.07.2021
Unit 2 Shoe Lane Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9LD
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00959/FULH
Erect detached garden outbuilding (Retrospective)
Unit 2 Shoe Lane Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9LD
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00960/FULH
Erect porch to front elevation
7 Steyning Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4TW
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00961/FULH
Erect single storey rear extension
24 Branksome Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4HQ
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00962/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 04 (refuse and recycling storage and waste management plan) and 08 (energy efficiency and sustainability measures) of planning permission 26/00412/FUL dated 27.05.2026
52 Honiton Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2RY
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00963/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (external materials and finishes), 05 (refuse, recycling and cycle storage), 11 (surface water attenuation and SuDS) and 14 (demolition and construction management plan and strategy) of planning permission 25/01369/FUL dated 03.12.2025
1 Glebe Close Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3DS
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00964/CLP
Use existing summerhouse as a private laser hair removal treatment room (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)
54 Brendon Way Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0JF
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00965/CLP
Install dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
56 Grange Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2HT
Received 21 Jul 2026
Not published26/00966/AMDT
Application to vary Condition 3 (Approved Plans) to substitute approved drawings with revised drawings showing relocated residential access and associated amendments (Material Amendment to Prior Approval application 25/01029/PA64 dated 12.09.2025)
55 - 57 Queens Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 22 Jul 2026
Not published26/00967/ADV
Remove existing signage and install 2 no. non illuminated fascia signs over existing fascia and upstand
52 Marine Parade Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2EN
Received 22 Jul 2026
Not published26/00968/TPO
Fell T1 (TPO T19) Fraxinus (Ash) on front boundary to ground level and grind out stump to 250mm below ground level, fell T5 (TPO T14) Aesculus Hippocastanum (Common Horse Chestnut) to ground level and grind out stump to 250mm below ground level, fell T9 (part of G6) Quercus Cerris (Turkey Oak) to low stump, fell T26 (TPO part of G4) Quercus Ilex (Holm Oak) to leave a 2 m high stump and fell T47 (TPO - part of G5) Tilia Europea (Common Lime) to near ground level and remove all arisings (Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)
Thorpe Hall School Wakering Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3RD
Received 22 Jul 2026
Not published26/00969/FULH
Raise ridge height, erect front and side/rear extensions, install three dormers to front to form first floor accommodation, erect porch to front, rooflights to sides and alter elevations
8 Woodberry Close Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4QT
Received 22 Jul 2026
Not published26/00970/PA64
Change of use of ground and first floors from offices (Class E) to 2 self-contained flats (Class C3) (Prior Approval) (Amended Proposal)
135 - 137 Victoria Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6EL
Received 23 Jul 2026
Not published26/00971/FUL
Erect single storey dwellinghouse to rear with associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary fence, car parking, cycle parking, waste/recycling storage and amenity space, install new vehicle crossover onto
59 Fairfax Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9AG
Received 23 Jul 2026
Not published26/00972/FULH
Install dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, alter elevations (Retrospective)
29 St Leonard's Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2HG
Received 23 Jul 2026
Not published26/00974/GPDE
Erect single storey rear extension projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 2.54m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.5m
22 Raphael Drive Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9UW
Received 22 Jul 2026
Not published26/00975/FULH
Erect front garage extension, front porch extension and form pitched roof canopy to front, alter front elevation
22 Raphael Drive Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9UW
Received 22 Jul 2026
Not published26/00976/AMDT
Application to vary Condition 02 (Approved Plans) to substitute approved drawing 2227/06 with revised drawing 2227/06A to allow amendments to the approved front balcony (Material Amendment to planning permission 25/00231/FULH dated 07.05.2025)
86 Undercliff Gardens Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1ED
Received 23 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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