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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
82.3% of applications approved
Ranks #259 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.1% · rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
33.1% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #221 of 371 for decisions upheld · national average 32.0% · 302 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£350,000 median sale price
+4.5% year on year · 2,205 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
33.3% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #303 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 67,558 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/01289/TPO | 8 New Garrison Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-sea Essex | Crown reduce Sycamore group (T2) by up to 2.5m, reduce remaining canopy by 2m and reshape to balance, remove major… | Treeworks | 1 Oct 2026 |
| 26/01274/AD | 191A - 193 Leighton Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex | Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 13 (demolition and construction management plan and strategy)… | Dischargeconditions | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01273/FULH | 47 Bonchurch Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex | Demolish existing conservatory to rear and garage to side, erect single storey side extension | Householder | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01281/CLP | 88 Ennismore Gardens Southend-on-sea Essex | Hip to gable roof extension, dormer to rear with juliette balcony and rooflights to front to form habitable… | Lawfuldevelopment | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01279/AD | 76 Westleigh Avenue Leigh-on-sea Essex | Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (details of external materials), 04 (details of hard and… | Dischargeconditions | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01282/TCA | 21B Broadway Leigh-on-sea Essex | Fell multi-stem tree located to rear of 21-23 Broadway to ground level (Application to works to trees in a Conservation… | Treeworks | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01278/PA64 | 716 Southchurch Road Southend-on-sea Essex | Change of use of first floor from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to a single self-contained one-bedroom… | Priorapproval | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01276/FULH | 26 Danescroft Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex | Erect fence to front (retrospective) | Fullplanning | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01280/FULH | 31 Sutherland Boulevard Leigh-on-sea Essex | Demolish existing single storey rear extensions and side garage, erect single storey side and rear extensions with… | Fullplanning | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 26/01271/AD | Leigh Port High Street Leigh-on-sea Essex | Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 09 ( detailed Construction Environmental Management Plan… | Dischargeconditions | 28 Sept 2026 |
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We index every application published on Southend-on-Sea’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://publicaccess.southend.gov.uk/online-applicationsNewest application received 1 Oct 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Southend-on-Sea, updated several times a day. A free PlanNexus account searches the full archive of 45,849 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type, and includes 1,000 requests a month plus email alerts. PlanNexus is independent of Southend-on-Sea — we index what the council publishes and add the decisions, approval rates and appeal outcomes the register itself doesn't show. The council's own portal is linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Southend-on-Sea's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 1 Oct 2026.
82.3% of Southend-on-Sea's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q3 – 2026 Q2, against a national average of 87.1% (official MHCLG figures).
33.1% of appeals against Southend-on-Sea decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.0%, across 302 decided appeals.
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