20 Burges Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00696/FULH - Full Application - Householder Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Alter front dormer, extend existing side dormer and form rear gable, erect first floor rear extension with balconies, alter front porch and alter elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Ramsar wetland about 182 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 183 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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 6 October 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 1

Last sold for £1,240,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

1 December 2020£1,240,000

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

Building

Floor area243 m² (2,616 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (40 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application - Householder
Postcode
SS1 3AY
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Thorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hedgehog Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
534decided 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

Statutory expiry
16 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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23/00193/FULH
2022 Approved
Pavement Adjacent To Thorpe Hall Avenue Thorpe Bay Essex
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2022 Refused
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Form glass front to existing gable end to front, erect single storey side/rear extension…
22/00917/FULH
2022 Refused
9 Burges Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3BD
Extend front dormer to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace and install balcony…
22/00046/FULH
2021 Approved
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Erect single storey outbuilding to rear
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2020 Approved
14B Gloucester Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AZ
Erect dormer to side to increase habitable accommodation in roofspace, form balcony and j…
20/00215/FUL
2019 Refused
14B Gloucester Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AZ
Erect dormer to side to increase habitable accommodation in the roofspace, form balcony a…
19/01231/FUL
2018 Approved
8 Gloucester Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AZ
Alter front elevation and install balcony and railings at first floor level.
18/00402/FULH
2017 Approved
14A Gloucester Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AZ
Application to vary condition 02 (Approved Plans) amendment to height to match existing b…
17/01026/AMDT
2017 Approved
14A Gloucester Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AZ
Demolsih existing conservatory, erect single storey rear extension and alter side elevati…
17/00309/FUL
2017 Approved
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Erect part single/part two storey rear extension, replace dormers to side and rear with e…
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2016 Refused
6 Burges Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3BD
Erect single storey rear extension with balcony at first floor
16/02098/FULH
2016 Approved
14 Burges Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AY
Erect single storey rear extension 5m beyond the existing rear wall of the dwelling 2.7m…
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2016 Refused
6 Burges Terrace Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3BD
Erect single storey rear extension with balcony at first floor
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2016 Approved
4 Burges Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3AY
Double garage to rear (Certificate Of Lawfulness - Proposed)
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.