Street Record, High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, Data via plota.co.uk

26/00605/ADV - Advert Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated illuminated advertisement panels on either side of the unit - Pavement outside 155 High Street Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
21 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Rochford's recent advertisement consent.

The consultation period closed on 25 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Rayleigh CA conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Rayleigh AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Spread Eagle Public House, Grade II, about 58 m from the postcode pin · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 199 m away: Rayleigh Castle; Inside the Rayleigh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Advert Application
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Wheatley Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 21 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009189 ↗

Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. Rochford usually decides advertisement consent by day 56.

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
10decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Rochford in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15133077
Comments by
25 Oct 2026
Rochford
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#230 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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