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540 Woodgrange Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3EL

26/00435/FULHFull Application - HouseholderAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Raise ridge height and install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, form first floor balcony to rear, erect single storey front extensions, convert part of garage into habitable accommodation and alter elevations

Received
31 March 2026
Decision due
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thorpe
Agent
Edith Garland Architecture
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.30 Apr
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 540 Woodgrange Drive Southend-on-sea Essex SS1 3EL. Southend has handled 2,422 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Thorpe. We hold 337 applications in total for the SS1 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Southend-on-Sea City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SS1 3EL
Application type
Full Application - Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Last date for comments
30 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Edith Garland Architecture
Architect profile
EDITH GARLAND ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
1094 London Road Leigh on sea SS9 2AJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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