Expanded Greek Orthodox church at The Greek Orthodox Church At St Pauls, Westcliff-on-Sea

“Part demolish existing church building, erect single storey extensions to front and sides, erect new first floor and new tower and alter existing tower, remodel building including alterations to all elevations, erect new boundary wall and form refuse store and disabled access ramp Address: The Greek Orthodox Church at St Pauls, Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SS0 7AU Applicant: [the applicant] of The Greek Orthodox Church of St Barbara, St Phanourios and…”

“02.02.2026 Transport Statement reference 130323 -TS-GOCWS dated 12 Jan 2026 Existing and Proposed Church Timetable and Comparison of Existing and Proposed Capacity/Facilities…”

“This application relates to the former St Paul’s Church in Salisbury Avenue in Westcliff. Originally built in 1903 initially as a free church, the church became Anglian in 1922 and was decommissioned in the 1990s. It was reconsecrated for use by the Greek Orthodox Community in 2002 and is now Saints Barbara, Phanourius and Paul the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church. The existing building replaced an earlier temporary metal clad church building constructed on the site in 1892.”

“The church was constructed to serve the local community when this part of Westcliff was developed in the late C19. Historic maps show the church was originally surrounded by Victorian terraces and there was a church hall on the opposite side of the road. The nearby terraces and the church hall were demolished in the late 1960s/early 1970s when the area was extensively remodelled to make way for a new Council housing estate.”

“The general intentions of the development, to support the local community, are welcomed. • Concern that the construction may be phased over 10 years which would cause significant disruption for neighbours. • Concerns about how the development would be constructed without detrimental impact on neighbours given the constraints of the site and extent of development proposed and parking restrictions in front of the site – i.e.”

“[Officer Comments: A Draft Construction Management Plan has been submitted with the application and can be conditioned to ensure that the impact on neighbouring uses during the construction process is satisfactory. The Construction Management Plan provides specific information on the locations for the storage of materials and waste within the site boundary during each stage of the construction process including space for skips on the site during the main phases.”

“Notwithstanding the details shown on the plans submitted and otherwise hereby approved, no construction works other than demolition of the existing rear extension and internal works shall take place until full details of both hard and soft landscape works to be carried out at the site have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority under the terms of this condition.”

“B. Construction of the new tower and replacement boundary treatment on the south side of the building shall be carried out in full accordance with the tree and root protection measures as set out in Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the submitted Arboricultural Impact Assessment by TPS reference TPSQU0481 Issue 1 dated 21.12.25 and associated Tree Protection Plan reference TPSQU0481 TPP.”