Planning application
Leigh Road Baptist Church Marguerite Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1NN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Install solar panels to south facing aspect of main church roof and church hall roof with associated inverter and batteries internally
As published by the council, reference 26/00351/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00351/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Dev Proposed
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Leigh
- Parish
- Leigh Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SS9 1NN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Southend-on-Sea
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3 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
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19 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Southend-on-Sea granted permission on 29 May 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.
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