Thorpe Bay Lawn Tennis Club Thorpe Bay Gardens Thorpe Bay Essex SS1 3HL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01321/FULM - Full Application Major Registered

Proposal

Install 20 no. 8.0m high floodlighting columns with LED floodlights to tennis courts 1-4 and 9-12, and replace existing floodlights with LED floodlights on 10 existing telescopic columns serving courts 5-8 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Dec 2026 and 17 Dec 2026, from Southend's recent commercial and major works.

Site constraints 4

Ramsar wetland 80 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.
SSSI 80 m away: Benfleet and Southend Marshes SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
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 17 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.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application Major
Postcode
SS1 3HL
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Thorpe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ensolve Solutions Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Southend usually decides commercial and major works by day 57.

Day 1344 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.

24 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 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