12 Victoria Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1AU Data via plota.co.uk

25/01659/FULH - Full Application - Householder Approved

Proposal

Demolish existing outbuilding and construct swimming pool with timber decking, open-air shower and associated outbuilding to rear garden to house pool plant equipment and cycle store Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Nov 2025
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Validated
30 Dec 2025
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Approved
7 Apr 2026

Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Leigh Cliff Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
National nature reserve 211 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 211 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 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £425,000 in April 2007. Terraced house, freehold.

20 April 2007£425,000
14 March 2001£200,000

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

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application - Householder
Postcode
SS9 1AU
Received
25 Nov 2025
Validated
30 Dec 2025
Ward
Leigh
Parish
Leigh Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Decision date
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gareth Bayliss

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 42 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for householder applications. Approved, as 92% of householder applications here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
264decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Feb 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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use