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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

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 published26/00977/FULH
Erect single storey rear extension
6 Burnham Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2JU
Received 23 Jul 2026
Not published26/00978/CLP
Hip to gable roof extension and dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)
90 Tudor Gardens Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9JH
Received 24 Jul 2026
Not published26/00979/FUL
Erect single storey detached annex to rear of main dwellinghouse with roof lantern and solar panels
28 Benvenue Avenue Eastwood Essex SS9 5SJ
Received 24 Jul 2026
Not published26/00980/FULH
Erect single storey side/rear extension with roof lanterns to rear
169 Southchurch Boulevard Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4UT
Received 24 Jul 2026
Not published26/00982/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 16 (Bat Emergence Study) of planning permission 26/00202/BC4 dated 30/04/2026
Lifstan Boys Club Lifstan Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2XX
Received 24 Jul 2026
Not published26/00983/TCA
Fell Platanus x hispanica (London plane) to low stump and treat with 1 application of herbicide (Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area)
13 Officers Mess Mess Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9UJ
Received 24 Jul 2026
Not published26/00984/TCA
Reduce canopy of one Acer Pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) by 2.5 m and reshape to balance (Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area)
118 Alexandra Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 24 Jul 2026
Not published26/00985/FULH
Repair 6no. windows to front elevation, install new ground floor window to side elevation, re-paint front door, install external wall insulation and render to side elevation, install EV charging point to side elevation, install decking with balustrade surround and pergola to rear extension
13 Park Crescent Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7PG
Received 26 Jul 2026
Not published26/00986/CLP
Install dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
21 Lansdowne Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1LJ
Received 26 Jul 2026
Not published26/00987/GPDE
Erect single storey rear extension projecting 5.5m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 2.7m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3m
21 Lansdowne Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1LJ
Received 26 Jul 2026
Not published26/00988/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 12 (energy efficiency and sustainability measures), 13 (water efficient design measures) and 15 (sound insulation scheme) of planning permission 21/02472/FUL dated 24.02.2022
232 Southbourne Grove Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 27 Jul 2026
Not published26/00989/FULH
Raise roof ridge, erect hip-to-gable roof extension, install rear dormer to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear extension with rooflights, erect front porch and alter elevations
15 Agnes Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3SX
Received 24 Jul 2026
Not published26/00990/FUL
Install vehicle crossover onto Sutton Road
22A Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5EW
Received 27 Jul 2026
Not published26/00991/FUL
Change of use of rear ground floor from Use Class E to 1 self-contained flat (Class C3), with front ground floor shop retained, install rooflight and alter elevations (Amended Proposal)
91 Prince Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 27 Jul 2026
Not published26/00992/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 04 (landscaping and EV charging points), 10 (fire escape routes and external fire escape stair), 11 (sprinkler system details) and 17 (construction method statement) of planning permission 23/02020/FULM dated 18.12.2025
Royal Hotel And Princess Caroline House 1 High Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1JE
Received 27 Jul 2026
Not published26/00993/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 06 (fire escape routes and external fire escape stair), 07 (sprinkler system details) and 11 (internal design details and materials) of planning permission 24/00062/LBC dated 18.12.2025
Royal Hotel And Princess Caroline House 1 High Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1JE
Received 27 Jul 2026
Not published26/00994/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 14 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan and Strategy) of planning permission 24/00531/FUL dated 03.07.2024
76 Westleigh Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2LF
Received 27 Jul 2026
Not published26/00996/FUL
Demolish existing buildings, erect nine dwellinghouses with associated access works, amenity space, parking, landscaping and boundary treatment
275 Prince Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 28 Jul 2026
Not published26/00997/FULH
Erect single storey rear/side extensions with extended pitched roof, layout parking to side and form new vehicle crossover onto Fermoy Road
151 Maplin Way Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3NE
Received 28 Jul 2026
Not published26/00998/CLP
Hip to gable roof extension with dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace
73 Exford Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0DZ
Received 28 Jul 2026
Not published26/00999/AMDT
Application to vary Condition 02 (Approved Plans) by substituting approved drawings with amended drawings to increase the height of the approved boundary wall from 1.8m to 2.1m (Material Amendment to planning permission 25/01780/FULH dated 12/02/2026)
68 Chalkwell Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8NN
Received 28 Jul 2026
Not published26/01000/FULH
Erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern, install side access door
74 Eastern Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5NF
Received 28 Jul 2026
Not published26/01001/FULH
Erect single storey rear extension, extend existing rear terrace at ground floor, erect balcony to first floor rear and alterations to elevations
26 Kings Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8LL
Received 29 Jul 2026
Not published26/01005/FUL
Erect carport and install 26 solar panels to roof (Part Retrospective)
232 Southbourne Grove Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 29 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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