Leigh Road Baptist Church Marguerite Drive Leigh-on-sea Essex SS9 1NN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00351/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Install solar panels to south facing aspect of main church roof and church hall roof with associated inverter and batteries internally Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Mar 2026
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Validated
3 Apr 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Southend-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Southend
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
SS9 1NN
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Apr 2026
Ward
Leigh
Parish
Leigh Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision
Grant Lawful Dev Certificate (Proposed)
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 89% of lawful development certificates here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
143decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Southend in the last twelve months, from validation. Southend decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
29 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Southend
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#209 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Southend decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
80%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #261 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #224 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #155 of 296
43%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #173 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
56%
Change of use approved
82 decided
904
Total decisions
177 refused in the year to March 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.