5 Helena Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8LN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Householder Prior Approval for Single Storey Rear Extension. Projection 6.0m from Original Rear Wall, Eaves Height 2.7m, Maximum Height 3.0m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Aug 2025 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Site constraints 2
Checked on 14 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 3
Last sold for £400,000 in December 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Rochford
- Application type
- Determination Under Part 1( Householder)
- Postcode
- SS6 8LN
- Received
- 21 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Trinity Rochford District Council -
- Parish
- Rayleigh Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required - Refused
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2025
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 11 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002360 ↗
How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, 4 days faster than Rochford's median of 42 for prior approvals. Refused, as 10% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Rochford in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14177307
- Comments by
- 14 Aug 2025
Historical activity at this location
21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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