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Catholic Church Of St Pius X , Southend Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QH

Granted Rochford 25/00915/LDC Lawful Development Certificate

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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 17 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Received by Rochford

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Development Certificate

  4. 16 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What 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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  • Catholic Church Of St Pius X , Southend Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QH

    26/00459/FUL Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~12 Aug

    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.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs
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