Southend Leisure And Tennis Centre Garons Park Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4FA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01337/FULM - Full Application Major Registered

Proposal

Upgrade existing football pitch for FA Step 5 football, extend pitch-perimeter hard standing, move existing associated fence line and install new internal barrier, erect 3no. covered spectator stands, 2no. paired changing-room blocks and 1no. spectator WC block, together with associated fencing, gates, circulation and ancillary infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Dec 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from Southend's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area; Green belt 33 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application Major
Postcode
SS2 4FA
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
St Lukes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jan 2027
Agent
tor&co

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Southend usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

Day 1740 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
47%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
33decided 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.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Jan 2027
Env. assessment
No
Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

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