363 - 365A Rayleigh Road Eastwood Essex SS9 5PS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00773/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erect raised detached building with first-floor commercial unit, external staircase, cycle store and associated landscaping to rear of 363 - 365A Rayleigh Road Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Refused
12 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
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
SS9 5PS
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Eastwood Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Design Spec Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Refused, as 19% of commercial and major works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
29decided 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

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

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