Abbeyfield St Margarets 1461 London Road Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 2SB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from sheltered housing (Class ) to children's nursery (Class E(f)) layout parking and bin store to front Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Southend
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SS9 2SB
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- West Leigh
- Parish
- Leigh Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 May 2026
- Decision
- Grant Conditional Permission
- Decision date
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DK Building Designs Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 92 days from validation, 36 days slower than Southend's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 21 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Southend ranks #155 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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