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26/00996/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Demolish existing buildings, erect nine dwellinghouses with associated access works, amenity space, parking, landscaping and boundary treatment Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 60.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea 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 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS0 0EP
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
St Laurence
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ceres Property

Decision outlook

Day 60, past the statutory target. 90% of demolitions in Southend are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 9 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 604 days past the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
73decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

48 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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

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