St Lukes planning approval rate
St Lukes ward in Southend-on-Sea has a 95.9% approval rate based on 73 planning decisions. Southend-on-Sea overall: 89.1%.
Last updated: August 2026
95.9%
ward approval rate
73
Decisions
70
Approved
3
Refused
89.1%
Southend-on-Sea average
St Lukes is 6.8 percentage points above the Southend-on-Sea average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How St Lukes compares
St Lukes ward
95.9%
Southend-on-Sea overall
89.1%
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Recent decisions in St Lukes
Install dormer to rear to form habitable accommodation in the loftspace, raise r · Thu 13 Aug 2026
Erect single storey rear extension (retrospective) · Thu 13 Aug 2026
Erect replacement drill tower with associated external lighting · Wed 08 Jul 2026
Use dwelling (Use Class C3) as 5-person HMO (Use Class C4) (Lawful Development C · Fri 26 Jun 2026
Change of use from nursery (Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3), install roofli · Fri 26 Jun 2026
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