Morrisons Western Approaches Eastwood Essex SS2 6SH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00256/ADV - Advertisement Application Approved

Proposal

Install one non-illuminated free-standing post-mounted sign and one non-illuminated pole-mounted sign (Part-retrospective) (Amended Proposal) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Committee
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Southend Planning Committee on 24 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the reduced height and fewer signs would avoid previous visual harm and have acceptable public safety effects.
  • No public representations were received, and Environmental Health raised no objection.
  • The committee granted advertisement consent subject to standard and additional conditions, with an informative that the signs must not be illuminated.
Read how the committee decided The proposed signs, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Southend's committee minutes of 24 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Advertisement Application
Postcode
SS2 6SH
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
24 Feb 2026
Ward
St Laurence
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Advertisement Consent
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Development Control Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
CarneySweeney

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 65 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 97% 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

Committee
24 Jun 2026
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