Garages Rear Of 20 Durham Road Southend-on-sea Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/01162/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Demolish existing garages, erect two storey building comprising offices and storage at ground floor and storage at first floor, layout 2no. parking spaces to front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Nov 2026 and 8 Nov 2026, from Southend's recent commercial and major works.

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
Received
6 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Sept 2026
Ward
St Lukes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rex Howard Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Southend usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

Day 849 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
46%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
29decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
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