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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/01032/TPO
Fell to ground level 1no. Pine Tree (T1- 4/2025) on land to front of 16 Uttons Avenue
Land North Of Uttons Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex
Received 3 Aug 2026
Not published26/01033/FUL
Change of use from residential house boat to short let rental (retrospective)
The Pontoon High Street Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2ES
Received 3 Aug 2026
Not published26/01034/FULH
Erect steel framed pergola in rear garden
24 Lodwick Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 9HW
Received 3 Aug 2026
Not published26/01035/AD
Application for Approval of Details pursuant to condition 14 (renewable energy scheme) of planning permission 23/00976/FUL dated 13 December 2023
Land Rear Of 2 Smallholdings Eastwoodbury Lane Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 3 Aug 2026
Not published26/01036/GPDE
Erect single-storey rear extension projecting 6m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 2.54m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 2.8m (Amended Proposal)
52 Bellhouse Road Eastwood Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 5NL
Received 3 Aug 2026
Not published26/01038/AMDT
Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) - location of garage (Material Amendment of planning permission 25/00716/FULH dated 05/08/2025)
5 Wansfell Gardens Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3SW
Received 4 Aug 2026
Not published26/01039/FULH
Erect two storey side extension and alter elevations
14 Parsons Lawn Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 8BN
Received 4 Aug 2026
Not published26/01041/TPO
Fell dead Sycamore (T1) (Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area)
76 Horseshoe Crescent Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WL
Received 5 Aug 2026
Not published26/01042/TPO
Crown thin 1 no. London Plane (T1) by approximately 15% (Works to trees covered by a tree preservation order)
58 Chapel Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9WD
Received 5 Aug 2026
Not published26/01044/BC3
Erect single storey first aid and welfare office building and associated open-sided canopy structure and safety railings
Leigh Fishermans Co-Op (Retail) Victoria Wharf High Street Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2EN
Received 5 Aug 2026
Not published26/01045/TCA
Crown lift low canopy to 2m above footpath and prune back from adjacent lamp by 0.5m to one Hawthorn (T9). Reduce Sycamore (T13) to leave a 2m high stem to fill gap in fence. Crown lift low canopy to clear roof to Field Maple (TG1). Remove dead Sumach stem over footpath, crown lift and cut back encroachment over footpath by up to 2m to near fence line within mixed tree group (TG4). Reduce back encroachment over school building by up to 2m to mixed trees (T17, T18 and T19) (Application for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)
Barons Court Primary School And Nursery Avenue Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7PJ
Received 5 Aug 2026
Not published26/01046/FULH
Alter roof to rear extension to form pitched roof, alter elevations and install dropped kerb onto Exford Avenue
73 Exford Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0DZ
Received 5 Aug 2026
Not published26/01047/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (waste management strategy) of planning permission 25/01392/AMDT dated 28.11.2025
6 - 7 Clifftown Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1AB
Received 5 Aug 2026
Not published26/01048/FULH
Erect two storey side extension and alterations to elevations
107 Neil Armstrong Way Eastwood Essex SS9 5UE
Received 6 Aug 2026
Not published26/01049/FUL
Change of use of ground floor shop (Class E(a)) to office (Class E(g)(i)) and erect storage outbuilding to rear
511 Southchurch Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2PH
Received 6 Aug 2026
Not published26/01050/FUL
Change of use of vacant ticket office to club shop and first aid room and alter elevations
Roots Hall Stadium Victoria Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6EL
Received 6 Aug 2026
Not published26/01051/FULH
Demolish existing single storey rear bay, erect hip to gable roof extension with dormer and Juliet balcony to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear extension, and alter elevations
61 Flemming Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3AN
Received 6 Aug 2026
Not published26/01052/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 08 (public open space) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19/05/2026
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 7 Aug 2026
Not published26/01053/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 10 (post-completion noise survey methodology) and 27 (energy efficiency and sustainability measures) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19.05.2026
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 7 Aug 2026
Not published26/01054/AD
Application for Approval of Details pursuant to condition 07 (details of GRP control panel kiosk to serve pumping station) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 7 Aug 2026
Not published26/01055/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 06 (Scheduled Monument interpretation boards) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 7 Aug 2026
Not published26/01056/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 02 (planting details and implementation timetable) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 7 Aug 2026
Not published26/01057/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 05 (yellow lines and signage) of planning permission 24/00450/RESM dated 25.07.2025
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 7 Aug 2026
Not published26/01058/FUL
Extend existing car park to provide 5 additional parking spaces, together with associated surfacing, drainage and landscaping works
14 Fairview Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0NY
Received 7 Aug 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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