1 St Martins Close, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7SW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00545/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension and internal alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
SSSI about 484 m away: Thundersley Great Common SSSI; Inside the Rayleigh built-up area; Air quality management area about 18 m away: Rayleigh AQMA; Green belt about 82 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £195,000 in June 2007. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 June 2007£195,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Rochford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS6 7SW
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Wheatley Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
10 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 9 days faster than Rochford's median of 57 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
235decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Aug 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.