Thorpe Hall School Wakering Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3RD Data via plota.co.uk

25/01770/AD - Approval of Details Approved

Proposal

Application for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (permeable paving), 04 (surface details within revised Arboricultural Method Statement), 06 (revised tree protection plan), 08 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) and 09 (SuDS details) of planning permission dated 10.06.2025 Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
13 May 2026

Approved on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    FullApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 discharged

    • ConditionsApplication for approval of details pursuant to conditions 03 (permeable paving), 04 (surface…This application25/01770/AD

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Stonebridge built-up area; 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

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.

Building

Floor area2,809 m² (30,236 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 22)
UseD2 General Assembly and Leisure plus Night Clubs and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Southend - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Nearby new applications

21 Sept 2026Pending

31 Petworth Gardens Southend-on-sea Essex SS2 4TG

Erect single storey rear/side extension, side extension and front extension, rai...

26/01224/FULH
25 Aug 2026Pending

Bourne Green Filling Station Shoebury Road Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3RS

Erect single storey extensions to sides and rear of existing shop, layout 7no. p...

26/01130/FUL

Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
SS1 3RD
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Southchurch
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 May 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
13 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
SKArchitects
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 148 days from validation, 92 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for discharge of conditions. Approved, as 97% of discharge of conditions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
153decided in the last year

Plota live figures for discharge of conditions decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Reduce crown by up to 2m of Turkey Oak tree (Quercus cerris) (T35) and remove major deadw…
25/01592/TPO
2025 Approved
Introduce further on-site parking within an enhanced landscape setting including works to…
25/00029/FUL
2025 Approved
Introduce further on-site parking within an enhanced landscape setting including works to…
25/00029/FULM
2025 Approved
Introduce further on-site parking within an enhanced landscape setting including works to…
525/00029/FULM
2020 Approved
Fell one pedunculate oak tree (T10), clear and remove remnant hazard of one failed oak tr…
20/01206/TPO
2019 Approved
Reduce 1 x large leaning Ash stem by approx 5m to remove encroachment over building, redu…
19/00655/TPO
2018 Approved
Fell to ground level 3 Elms (G3) adjacent School access road, 1 Elm (T5) on boundary fenc…
18/01855/TPO
2018 Withdrawn
Fell 3 Turkey Oak Trees (T2, T9, T10), 2 English Oak Trees (T5, T8) and 1 Holm Oak Tree (…
18/00571/TPO
2018 Approved
Prune group of Willow Trees (T52-T55) to previous pollard points, reduce one Acacia Tree…
18/00242/TPO
2017 Refused
Fell 6 English Oak Trees, 1 Holm Oak Tree and 1 Lime Tree (Works To Trees Covered By A Tr…
17/01805/TPO
2017 Approved
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 03 (details of external materia…
17/01018/AD
2016 Approved
Erect Sports Hall, layout hardstanding and landscaping (Class D1 Non-Residential Institut…
16/00154/FULM
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Alleyn Court School Wakering Road Southend-on-sea Essex SS3 0PY
Crown reduce by 2m and remove deadwood as required to 3no. Sweet Chestnut Trees (T1, T2…
24/00264/TPO
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.