540 Woodgrange Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3EL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00435/FULH - Full Application - Householder Approved

Proposal

Raise ridge height and install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, form first floor balcony to rear, erect single storey front extensions, convert part of garage into habitable accommodation and alter elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
31 Mar 2026
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application - Householder
Postcode
SS1 3EL
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Thorpe
Case officer
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Target decision
26 May 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Edith Garland Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 17 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
421decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Southend ranks #155 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southend decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #261 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #224 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #155 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #173 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
82 decided
904
Total decisions
177 refused in the year to March 2026