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Planning appeals in Southend-on-Sea City Council

Every appeal the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Southend-on-Sea City Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

1,124

appeals on record since 2016

32%

of decided appeals allowed

22 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 42% allowed

By appeal type

Householder457 decided

34% allowed

Minor519 decided

32% allowed

Major28 decided

36% allowed

Commercial6 decided

50% allowed

Enforcement72 decided

8% allowed

Other35 decided

26% allowed

Not classified7 decided

29% allowed

By procedure

Written representations1,101 decided

31% allowed

Hearings13 decided

8% allowed

Inquiries10 decided

70% allowed

Latest decisions in Southend-on-Sea City Council

Dismissed1 September 20266006985
39 CHALKWELL ESPLANADE, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 8JQ
Dismissed26 August 2026· householder6008366
11 Lonsdale Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4LZ
Dismissed20 July 20266005510
101 Shaftesbury Ave, Southend on Sea, SS1 3AN
erect single storey building and part change of use of domestic garden at 101 Shaftesbury Avenue for use as tea/coffee shop (class E (previously class A3)) and ancillary refuse and cycle storage, and external seating area with boundary treatments (amended proposal) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/01367/FUL, dated 19 January 2023
Dismissed15 July 20266005263
18 Leigham Court Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1PS
the change of use of vets at ground floor level to flat, alterations to elevations, erect detached two-storey dwelling house to rear of property, layout parking, cycle and bin storage to rear
Allowed8 July 20266003182
344 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9LU
change of use from dwelling house use Class C3 to Use Class C2 children's home for 2 children under the age of 18 under supervision of adult carers
Quashed On Legal Grounds25 June 2026· enforcement3344618
148-150 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, SS0 7LN
Unauthorised uPVC windows to west (front), east (rear) and north (flank) elevations at first and second floor of building
Dismissed22 June 2026· householder6008266
24 Stuart Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5JT
erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern
Allowed12 June 2026· minor6005402
117 - 117A Hamlet Court Road, Westcliffe -on-Sea, SS0 7ES
change of use of Class E space to form 1 apartment
Allowed10 June 20266003047
54 Parkanaur ave Southend, Southend, SS1 3HY
Allowed2 June 2026· householder6005796
35 Dungannon Drive, Thorpe Bay, SS1 3NH
Dismissed2 June 20266005575
Flat 2, 62 York Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2BY
a proposed ground floor side extension
Dismissed2 June 20266005104
44a Gravel Road, Eastwood, SS9 5AS
the change of use from use class C3 to a sui generis (short term holiday home.)
Allowed18 May 2026· minor6003834
27A Lancaster Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2NS
to erect an external timber staircase to rear and install window and door to first floor rear
Dismissed30 April 2026· householder6004524
1 St James Close, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, SS0 0BX
the erection of a front extension to existing garage with alterations to roof slope and attachment of garage to main dwelling, construction of first floor side extension above existing garage on left side with catslide roof, first-floor side extension on right side with dormer to loft, and first-floor rear extension over existing terrace to form new bathroom, and associated external alterations as shown on submitted drawings
Allowed30 April 2026· householder6004501
293 Woodgrange Drive, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2XP
to erect a single storey rear/side extension

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice — verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.