276 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0EZ
Pending
26/00535/FUL
Description
Change of use of existing dwellinghouse (Class C3) to residential Children's Home (Class C2) to provide accommodation for up to three children under the age of 18 with 24-hour staffing and care
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
287 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0HA
Application for approval of details pursuant to condition 05 (details of privacy screenin…
2023
With conditions
287 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0HA
Erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern, layout raised terrace area with ste…
2022
Approved
309 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0HA
Hipped to gable roof extension with dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the…
2022
With conditions
309 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-on-sea Essex SS0 0HA
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dw…
2021
With conditions
307 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0HA
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4m beyond the existing rear wall of the dw…
2020
Approved
279 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0HA
Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace
2020
With conditions
325 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0HA
Install vehicular access onto Bridgwater Drive
2020
With conditions
60 Broomfield Avenue Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 4BJ
Erect part single/part two storey rear extension and porch to front
2020
With conditions
60 Broomfield Avenue Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 4BJ
Erect detached garage to rear
2020
With conditions
60 Broomfield Avenue Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 4BJ
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 5m beyond the existing rear wall of the dw…
2019
With conditions
271 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0HA
Erect single storey rear extension
2018
Approved
271 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0HA
Dormer to rear with juliette balcony to form habitable accommodation in roofspace, roofli…
2018
With conditions
284 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0EZ
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 3.5m beyond the existing rear wall of the…
2017
Refused
60 Broomfield Avenue Leigh-On-Sea Essex SS9 4BJ
Erect two storey dwellinghouse with layout parking and access to rear on land adjacent 60…
2017
With conditions
281 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0HA
Erect single storey rear extension, projecting 4.5m beyond the existing rear wall of the…
2016
Refused
281 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0HA
Erect single storey rear extension
2016
With conditions
332 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0EZ
Change of use of public highway land to provide hardstanding to be used in conjunction wi…
2016
Approved
280 Bridgwater Drive Westcliff-On-Sea Essex SS0 0EZ
Roof extension at rear to form habitable accommodation in roof (Lawful Development Certif…
Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#226 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Southend ranks #158 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. 46% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Southend decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
81%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #253 of 292
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #229 of 292
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #158 of 292
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #198 of 292
67%
Minor dwellings approved
120 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
12 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
93 decided
901
Total decisions
168 refused in 2025