9 Belle Vue Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4JE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01069/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to eight person/eight bed house in multiple occupation (Sui Generis), remove existing first floor terrace to rear and install roof lantern to existing rear extension… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Oct 2026, from Southend's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
Postcode
SS2 4JE
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Kursaal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Applecore PDM

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Southend usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
66%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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