The free appeal record
Planning appeals in Southend-on-Sea City Council, 2026
46 appeals decided in 2026, 40% of them allowed. Each links to its own page and to the Inspector’s letter. The authority’s record has the whole run since 2016.
- Dismissed29 October 2026· minor60131273 Cobham Road,, Westcliff-on-Sea,, SS0 8EG
extend/alter property to rear to provide two additional flats, alter property internally, and all associated works
- Dismissed27 October 2026· minor601125920 Tattersall Gardens, Leigh on Sea, Southend on Sea, SS92QT
remove detached chalet house and outbuildings, construct two link- detached chalet houses with garages, form new kerbs and vehicle crossovers
- Dismissed2 October 20266009318128 Monometer House Rectory Grove, Leigh-on-sea, Southend-on-sea, SS9 2HN
Erection of ancillary storage building for associated commercial storage
- Dismissed2 October 20266009119456 Southchurch Rd, Southend, SS1 2QA
to use the existing corner plot as a hand car wash and install a new acoustic screened area for car valeting. Retention of existing demountable cabins
- Dismissed30 September 2026· minor6008855Shorefield Cottage 7A, Shorefield Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS07RH
the demolition of existing dwelling to create new dwelling house
- Allowed25 September 20266007335Lawn Cottage, Wakering Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0PY
- Dismissed25 September 2026· commercial600487337 Eastern Esplanade, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2ES
- Allowed24 September 2026· minor601090843 Woodgrange Drive, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2SD
- Allowed17 September 2026· minor601104026 Stirling Avenue, Leigh on Sea, SS9 3PP
Construction of new build 3 bedroom 5 person dwelling house
- Allowed16 September 20266012017290 Prince Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea Essex, SS0 0NF
Change of use from sui generis (motorcycles sales shop) to class E(a) convenience store (part retrospective) with external roller shutters and amended opening hours
- Allowed15 September 2026· minor600864319 Southbourne Grove, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 9UW
Change of use of a dwellinghouse C3 to a 7-bed sui generis HMO, provision of cycle and refuse storage on site and minor external alterations to fenestration pattern
- Notice upheld7 September 2026334448054-56 Arterial Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4DA
- Notice varied and upheld4 September 20263349864192 Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3EX
- Dismissed4 September 2026334623333 Green Lane, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5AP
- Dismissed1 September 2026· minor600698539 Chalkwell Esplanade, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8JQ
Erection of a 3-storey building to form 3 self-contained flats and layout parking to the rear, amenity areas and landscaping
- Dismissed26 August 2026· householder600836611 Lonsdale Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4LZ
Creation of hardstanding to front of property and formation of a vehicle crossover onto Lonsdale Road
- Allowed25 August 2026337198029 Leigh Park Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 2DU
- Dismissed20 July 20266005510101 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 2026600526318 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 20266003182344 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· enforcement3344618148-150 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· householder600826624 Stuart Road, Southend On Sea, SS2 5JT
erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern
- Allowed12 June 2026· minor6005402117 - 117A Hamlet Court Road, Westcliffe -on-Sea, SS0 7ES
change of use of Class E space to form 1 apartment
- Allowed10 June 2026600304754 Parkanaur Ave Southend, Southend, SS1 3HY
Install balcony to second floor rear (retrospective)
- Allowed2 June 2026· householder600579635 Dungannon Drive, Thorpe Bay, SS1 3NH
Single storey outbuilding, measuring 9.53m x 5.72m, of traditional construction, rendered walls and pitched roof with living accommodation and shower room
- Dismissed2 June 20266005575Flat 2, 62 York Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2BY
a proposed ground floor side extension
- Dismissed2 June 2026600510444a Gravel Road, Eastwood, SS9 5AS
the change of use from use class C3 to a sui generis (short term holiday home.)
- Allowed18 May 2026· minor600383427A 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· householder60045241 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· householder6004501293 Woodgrange Drive, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2XP
to erect a single storey rear/side extension
- Allowed20 April 2026· householder60057147 Leighcroft Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4NP
to remove pitched roof from ground floor elements, form single storey extension to the side, form first floor extension to the side and rear, first floor extension with pitched roof, ground floor elements with flat roof and internal alterations
- Allowed20 April 2026· minor600355843 Woodgrange Drive, Southend, Essex, SS1 2SD
change of use of a dwellinghouse C3 to a 7-bed sui generis house in multiple occupation (HMO) and refuse and cycle storage on site
- Dismissed27 March 2026· minor6002369510A Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, SS9 5HZ
the “change of use from annexe to self-contained dwelling
- Dismissed16 March 2026· minor60021781 Ambleside Drive, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2UT
Change of use from 3 residential flats (C3) and 1 commercial unit (E) to 2 Houses in Multiple Occupation (C4) with shared amenities, single storey rear extension, parking, bin and cycle storage to front
- Allowed13 March 2026· minor337692447 Old Southend Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2HA
Change of use of a 7-bed sui generis HMO to an 8-bed sui generis HMO and the provision of cycle and refuse storage on site, facilitated by chimney removal, erection of a flat roof rear dormer, alterations to the flank elevation fenestration and the demolition of the existing rear lean to and the erection of a single storey rear extension
- Allowed11 March 2026· major3376325BP Service Station , 529 Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, Essex, SS9 5HJ
demolition of petrol filling station and redevelopment of site to provide a part 2, part 3, and part 4-storey building comprising 2 commercial units (Use Class E) fronting Rayleigh Road and 26 flats with 26 parking spaces, including 3 disabled spaces, accessed off Pargat Drive, with a loading bay on Rayleigh Road in the approximate location of the existing vehicle crossover
- Dismissed5 March 2026· householder337590716 Woodside , Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 4QU
a first floor extension with balcony to front and rear
- Dismissed19 February 2026· minor3374855184 Eastern Esplanade, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 3AA
Change of use from guesthouse C1 to dwellinghouse C3
- Dismissed11 February 2026· minor3375137456 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2QA
‘temporary consent for use of part of the site as a hand car wash, erect enclosed canopies, fence to front and retain temporary pre-fab buildings until May 2029 (part retrospective)’
- Allowed6 February 2026· minor337600537 Ambleside Drive, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2UT
convert existing Use Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) into 7-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis)
- Dismissed3 February 2026· minor3374767290,Prince Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0NF
the change of use from sui generis (motorcycles sales shop) to class E(a) convenience store (part retrospective) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 25/00332/FUL, dated 13 June 2025
- Dismissed2 February 2026· householder337501029 Victoria Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 1AU
described as ‘drop kerb’
- Dismissed27 January 2026· householder337486288 Undercliff Gardens, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 1ED
‘erection of an automated gate’
- Dismissed23 January 2026· minor337453682 Fairfax Drive, Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-sea, SS0 9AF
conversion of existing outbuilding into a residential property including raising of roof line
- Dismissed13 January 2026· minor337385947 Heygate Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2AN
three bedsits rear of 47 Heygate”
- Allowed8 January 2026· householder33748915 Bristol Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6XA
single-storey rear extension and the conversion of the existing loft, amended from a hip to gable roof with a rear dormer and rooflights, to create two additional bedrooms”
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