612 London Road Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00669/ADV - Advertisement Application Refused

Proposal

Install 1no. non-illuminated billboard sign to side of building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 May 2026
✗
Refused
10 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Westcliff Library, Grade II, about 61 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £245,000 in January 2023. Semi-detached house, freehold.

17 September 2025£110,000Other property, leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 January 2023£75,000Other property, leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
10 January 2023£245,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Advertisement Application
Postcode
SS0 9HW
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Chalkwell
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse Advertisement Consent
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
More Space Architecture Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 3% of signs and adverts here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for signs and adverts 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:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.