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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/01114/ADV
Install 3no. non-illuminated fascia signs and 3no. externally illuminated fascia signs
Unit 17 And 18 55 Progress Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PR
Received 20 Aug 2026
Not published26/01115/FULH
Install rooflights to north and west elevation, replace existing roof tiles to whole roof and convert loftspace into habitable accommodation
142 Alexandra Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1HB
Received 21 Aug 2026
Not published26/01116/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 11 (Obscure Glazing) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19/05/2026
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 21 Aug 2026
Not published26/01117/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 26 (Reptile Hibernacula Programme) of planning permission 26/00192/AMDT dated 19/05/2026
Land At Fossetts Farm Sutton Road Southend-on-sea Essex
Received 21 Aug 2026
Not published26/01118/AMDT
Application to vary condition 02 (approved plans) to allow an increase to the depth of the approved ground floor rear projection across the width of the ground floor (Material amendment of planning permission 25/00535/FUL dated 15/07/2025)
11 Victoria Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1AU
Received 21 Aug 2026
Not published26/01119/GPDE
Erect single-storey rear extension projecting 3.5m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling, 3m high to eaves and with a maximum height of 3.3m
23 Keith Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6SG
Received 21 Aug 2026
Not published26/01120/CLP
Single storey rear extension (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
21 Lansdowne Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1LJ
Received 22 Aug 2026
Not published26/01121/FULH
Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace with Juliet balcony, erect single storey infill extension to garage to attach to main dwelling, erect single storey side/front and single storey side/rear extensions, erect first floor front/side extension and first floor rear extension, install balcony to first floor side, alter elevations (Amended Proposal)
1 St James Close Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0BX
Received 22 Aug 2026
Not published26/01122/FUL
Change of use from workshop and storage (Sui Generis) to one-bed dwelling (Class C3), alter elevations and layout amenity space
200 Ambleside Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2UE
Received 22 Aug 2026
Not published26/01123/TCA
Pollard two Sycamore trees by 30% in rear garden (Application for works to trees in a Conservation Area)
131 Alexandra Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1HD
Received 23 Aug 2026
Not published26/01125/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 09 (renewable energy) of planning permission 24/01994/FUL dated 10/03/2025
480 - 482 London Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9LD
Received 24 Aug 2026
Not published26/01126/FUL
Erect external timber staircase to rear, install window and door to first floor rear (retrospective)
27A Lancaster Gardens Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2NS
Received 25 Aug 2026
Not published26/01127/FUL
Erect single storey side/rear extension
121 Grand Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1BE
Received 25 Aug 2026
Not published26/01128/ADV
Install 2no. externally illuminated fascia signs to front and side, 6no. window graphics and 1no. clip frame
542 - 546 Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5HX
Received 25 Aug 2026
Not published26/01129/AD
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (details of materials), 04 (details the hard and soft landscaping), 05 (details of renewable energy), 09 (details of refuse/recycling and cycle storage) and 11 (details of surface water attenuation) of planning permission 26/00248/FUL dated 29/05/2026
23 Woodcutters Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4PN
Received 25 Aug 2026
Not published26/01130/FUL
Erect single storey extensions to sides and rear of existing shop, layout 7no. parking bays, jet wash, air and vacuum console and 4no. EV charging points to front
Bourne Green Filling Station Shoebury Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3RS
Received 25 Aug 2026
Not published26/01131/FULH
Demolish existing garage, erect single storey side extension with roof lantern to form residential annex, extend raised terrace at the rear
49 Macmurdo Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5AQ
Received 25 Aug 2026
Not published26/01132/CLP
Detached outbuilding to rear (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
16 Plymtree Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3RA
Received 7 Aug 2026
Not published26/01133/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 03 (refuse and recycling storage and waste management plan) of planning permission 26/00534/FUL dated 16.07.2026
Police Station 360 Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PT
Received 26 Aug 2026
Not published26/01134/FUL
Remove 9 no. existing condenser units and plant room container, install 6 no. replacement ground mounted condenser units and install louvred sunshade/screen
Booker Cash And Carry Comet Way Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6UF
Received 26 Aug 2026
Not published26/01135/CLP
Use dwelling (Use Class C3) to 6-person HMO (Use Class C4) and install bin and bike stores in rear garden (Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed)
45 Woodgrange Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2SD
Received 26 Aug 2026
Not published26/01136/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse to Airbnb guest house and alterations to elevations (Retrospective)
196C Hamlet Court Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 7DE
Received 26 Aug 2026
Not published26/01140/CLP
Dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
108 Lonsdale Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4LR
Received 26 Aug 2026
Not published26/01142/CLP
Hip to gable loft conversion with dormer to rear and rooflights to front to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
46 Thornford Gardens Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 6PY
Received 27 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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