43 Woodgrange Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 2SD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00798/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8-bed HMO (Sui Generis), erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern, install dormer to rear to create habitable accommodation in roofspace, rooflights to front, remove existing chimney, alterations to elevations and layout bin and cycle stores to rear (Amended Proposal) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 87.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Scheduled monument 181 m away: Southchurch Hall moated site; Ramsar wetland 423 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes; SSSI 423 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI; 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
SS1 2SD
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Kursaal
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Concept Planning

Decision outlook

Day 87, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Southend are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 18 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 8731 days past 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

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Aug 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