45 Rectory Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1UE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Class E (Commercial) to Class C3 (Residential Dwellinghouse), demolition of existing rear extension, internal and external alterations, landscaping works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 1 Jul 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Licence at this address
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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.
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Important details
- Council
- Rochford
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SS4 1UE
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hawkwell East Rochford District Council -
- Parish
- Hawkwell Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 May 2026
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 93 days from validation, 26 days slower than Rochford's median of 67 for demolitions. Refused, as 15% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Rochford in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14818885
- Comments by
- 8 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Rochford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #221 out of 296. Rochford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 81% approved vs 90% nationally.
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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