The Southend-on-Sea City Council Planning Committee was scheduled to meet on 20 August 2025 to discuss two planning applications and review the minutes from their previous meeting. The committee was also expected to review a supplementary report with additional information on agenda items.

Rayleigh Road, Eastwood, Leigh on Sea

The committee was scheduled to consider a full application for a major development at 529 Rayleigh Road. The proposal involved demolishing an existing petrol filling station and erecting a part two/three/four storey building. This building was intended to house two commercial units on the ground floor and 26 self-contained flats above. The plans also included parking, a car stacker enclosure, a loading bay, a new vehicle crossover onto Pargat Drive, and soft landscaping.

The application was for:

Demolish existing petrol filling station, erect part two/three/four storey building comprising two commercial units to ground floor and 26 self contained flats, layout parking including car stacker enclosure and loading bay, form new vehicle crossover onto Pargat Drive and new areas of soft landscaping and planting

The Executive Director (Environment & Place) was expected to recommend that authority be delegated to grant planning permission subject to conditions and the completion of a legal agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990¹.

Westcliff Park Drive, Westcliff-on-Sea

The committee was scheduled to consider a full application for a householder development at 26 Westcliff Park Drive. The proposal included a hip to gable roof extension with a rear dormer to create habitable space in the loft, a single storey rear extension, and a two-storey side extension.

The application was for:

Hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, erect single storey rear extension and two-storey side extension (amended proposal)

The Executive Director (Environment & Place) was expected to recommend that planning permission be granted subject to conditions.

Other Matters

The committee was also scheduled to:

• Consider apologies for absence and substitutions.
• Note any declarations of interest.
• Approve the minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2025, which included discussion of applications for 54 Parkanaur Avenue and Land At Fossetts Farm, as well as Royal Hotel and Princess Caroline House, and 40 Hadleigh Road.
• Receive a supplementary report by the Executive Director (Environment and Place) providing additional information on the agenda items.