Outbuilding At Honeypots, Gusted Hall Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, Data via plota.co.uk

26/00368/FUL - Full Application Pending Decision
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolish existing annexe on site and sub-divide plot to construct a 3 bed self-build detached chalet bungalow with parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 23 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 154.

The consultation period closed on 23 Jun 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

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. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Rochford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS5 4JL
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Roche South Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rochford Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026

Decision outlook

Day 154, past the statutory target. 73% of demolitions 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 28 Oct 2026.

Day 15498 days past the 56-day target
39%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
41decided in the last year

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-14930047
Comments by
23 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020
Gusted Hall Farm , Gusted Hall Lane, Hawkwell, SS5 4JL
Application for approval of details reserved by condition, application reference 19/00962…
20/00456/DOC
2020
Gusted Hall Farm , Gusted Hall Lane, Hawkwell, SS5 4JL
Application for approval of details reserved by condition, application reference 19/00962…
20/00456/DOC
2019 Approved
Gusted Hall Farm, Gusted Hall Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5 4JL
Change of use of redundant agricultural buildings to commercial storage use
19/00962/FUL
Rochford
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#230 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings