Rochford District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Rochford District Council decided more than 670 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 59 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Rochford District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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8 October 2026 · Approved
Fairways Garden Centre , Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9QS · 26/00397/REM
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28 August 2026 · Refused
Limehouse Nursery, The Drive, Rayleigh, Essex, · 25/00794/OUT
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29 July 2026 · Refused
19 South Street, Rochford, Essex, · 26/00243/FUL
Figures for Rochford District Council
| Applications decided | more than 670 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 59 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 13%of 36 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 120 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 42%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 95plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Rochford District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework (the ‘Framework’) and relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposed development on…”
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“I have formulated the main issues on what the Council’s reasons for refusing planning permission would have been, as outlined in its statement. Therefore, the main issues of this appeal are: • whether the appeal property comprises a non-designated heritage…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposed development would make satisfactory provision for foul drainage, with particular regard to the effect on the environment. • The effect of the proposed development on land stability.”
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“The main issues are: • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the character…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.