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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352 approved · 53 refused · 4 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/01199/CLP
Single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certifcate - Proposed)
52 Bellhouse Road Eastwood Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 5NL
Received 8 Sept 2026
Not published26/01203/BC3
Replace existing platform lift to front
202 South Avenue Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4HT
Received 9 Sept 2026
Not published26/01206/NTPOR
Request for one Oak Tree in rear garden to be protected by a Tree Preservation Order
78 Leigham Court Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1PU
Received 10 Sept 2026
Not published26/01207/FUL
Erect single storey extension to front and rear elevations, alter shopfront, install canopy, layout patio to front with seating area, install a/c units, storage container to rear and new lowered extraction system and flue to roof with screens to front and side elevations (part-retrospective)
556 Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5HX
Received 11 Sept 2026
Not published26/01208/FULH
Layout hardstanding to front to form an in/out driveway, install new vehicle crossover onto Chalkwell Avenue and replace soft landscaping to highway verge
131 Chalkwell Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 8HN
Received 11 Sept 2026
Not published26/01209/CLP
Single storey rear extension (certificate of lawful development - proposed)
108 Danescroft Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 4NH
Received 11 Sept 2026
Not published26/01210/FUL
Alter existing dormers to side elevations install rear balcony to existing first floor flat and alter elevations (part retrospective)
52 - 56 The Ridgeway Westcliff-on-sea Essex
Received 11 Sept 2026
Not published26/01211/FUL
Alter existing rear dormer and install rooflights to front
Flat 3 Seaview Court 81 Grand Parade Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1DR
Received 12 Sept 2026
Not published26/01213/AD
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 03 (details of materials) of planning permission 22/01214/BC3 dated 13/10/2022
Land Adjacent 85 Lundy Close Eastwood Essex
Received 14 Sept 2026
Not published26/01214/FULH
Convert garage to habitable accommodation and alter elevations including installation of bay window to front
48 Braemar Crescent Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 3RJ
Received 14 Sept 2026
Not published26/01215/TPO
Reduce canopy over gardens by 3-3.5m and remove lowest secondary branches to crown lift low canopy to above gutter height, reduce height and remaining lateral branches by up to 2m to one Oak Tree (A1) to front (Application for works to Trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order)
42 Mansell Close Eastwood Essex SS9 5XX
Received 15 Sept 2026
Not published26/01217/PA61
Erect new first floor to existing bungalow (Prior Approval)
5 Leighfields Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5NR
Received 15 Sept 2026
Not published26/01218/AMDT
Application to vary Condition 02 (Approved Plans) to substitute approved drawings 2518 X-00-A and 2518-TP-01-A with revised drawings 2518 X-00-B and 2518-TP-01-B to amend the approved vehicular access arrangements (Material Amendment to planning permission 26/00208/FULH dated 30.04.2026)
58 Thorpe Hall Avenue Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AU
Received 16 Sept 2026
Not published26/01219/PA52
Install 1422no. monocrystalline silicon solar photo-voltaic modules over pitched roof (Prior Approval)
Post Office Short Street Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 5BY
Received 16 Sept 2026
Not published26/01223/LBC
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) (Listed Building Consent)
Royal Mansions 15 Royal Terrace Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 1DY
Received 16 Sept 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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