Land To The Rear Of 1 Kensington Road Southend-on-sea Essex Data via plota.co.uk

26/00255/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Demolish existing buildings, erect two garages with storage in loftspace, layout parking space to front and install vehicle crossover onto Shaftesbury Avenue Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 6 Sept 2026, 03:44

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Application progress

✓

Received

24 Feb 2026

✓

Validated

15 Apr 2026

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Refused

3 Jul 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Ramsar wetland 154 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.

SSSI 154 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.

Also on the record

Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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: SS1 2SX
Received: 24 Feb 2026
Validated: 15 Apr 2026
Ward: Thorpe
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Jul 2026
Decision: Refuse Permission
Decision date: 3 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Design Graphics Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 23 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for demolitions. Refused, as 11% of demolitions here are.

This one79d

Council56d

UK56d

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

6comments received

6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 10 Jun 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