Planning application
Catholic Church Of St Pius X , Southend Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) under section 191 for use of the site as a day nursery within use Class E(f).
As published by the council, reference 25/00915/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00915/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Status
- Grant Lawful Development Certificate
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Hockley
- Parish
- Hockley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SS5 4QH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00459/FUL Awaiting decision
Catholic Church Of St Pius X , Southend Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QH
Variation of Condition No.2 of Application Reference Number: 18/01151/FUL, Date of Decision: 20/02/2019, the approved proposed toilet was not built internally but the existing toilet facilities were retained in accordance with the new plan 24/940 - 700A.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Rochford
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26 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate
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16 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochford granted permission on 9 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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