67 Brightwell Avenue Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 9EG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00189/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolish existing garage, erect dwellinghouse with cycle storage to rear and refuse storage to front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Validated
13 Feb 2026
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Committee
27 May 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Southend Planning Committee on 27 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the dwelling would be acceptable in design, amenity, living conditions, parking and highway terms, subject to conditions.
  • A neighbour raised concerns about parking, overdevelopment, the site’s condition and the space available for a house.
  • The committee granted planning permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site context, officer assessment, public comments, consultation responses and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Southend's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.

Site constraints 1

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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £295,000 in May 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

12 May 2023£295,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
12 December 2005£90,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS0 9EG
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Westborough
Case officer
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Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision
Grant Conditional Permission
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Development Control Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Smart Skills Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 104 days from validation, 48 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 89% of demolitions here are.

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

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee
27 May 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Apr 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.