Melwood, Holyoak Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5 4JD Data via plota.co.uk

25/00854/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Outline application with all matters reserved for the construction of 1 No. self-build dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Nov 2025
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Validated
22 Jan 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Public restricted byway about 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
Local nature reserve about 364 m away: Hockley Woods; SSSI about 364 m away: Hockley Woods SSSI; Green belt about 6 m away: London; Inside the Hockley and Hawkwell built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 8 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
Outline Application
Postcode
SS5 4JD
Received
18 Nov 2025
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Hawkwell West Rochford District Council -
Parish
Hawkwell Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 35 days slower than Rochford's median of 83 for new homes. Approved, as 59% of new homes here are.

28%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
33decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14495938
Comments by
13 Feb 2026
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