Land North Of Malvern Road And Harrogate Drive, Greensward Lane, Hockley, Essex, Data via plota.co.uk

26/00167/OUT - Outline Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline Planning Application with All Matters Reserved apart from the means of access from Greensward Lane for a residential development (Use Classes C2 and/or C3) to include open space, landscaping, drainage and all associated works and infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 196.

Site constraints 3

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hockley and Hawkwell built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Rochford
Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
SS5 5HR
Received
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Hockley And Ashingdon Rochford District Council -
Parish
Ashingdon Parish Council
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 196, past the statutory target. 79% of outline applications in Rochford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 196140 days past the 56-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Rochford to go on. Rochford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14524146
Rochford
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#230 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 81% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rochford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #265 of 296
81%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #275 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #221 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #112 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
66 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
3 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
14 decided
472
Total decisions
98 refused in the year to March 2026