Planning application
Catholic Church Of St Pius X , Southend Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00459/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00459/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 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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25/00915/LDC Granted
Catholic Church Of St Pius X , Southend Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4QH
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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Rochford
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Pending Decision
Previously Pending Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Rochford took a median of 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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