41 Daws Heath Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7QJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00374/FUL - Full Application Pending Decision

Proposal

Single storey rear extension to link to existing outbuilding (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Committee
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 139.

Planning committee

Decided by Rochford Development Committee on 24 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the extension was not considered to cause significant harm.
  • One neighbour objected that the approved outbuilding should have been built without being joined to the house.
  • The committee unanimously approved the retrospective application without planning conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, neighbour comments, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Rochford's committee minutes of 24 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Rayleigh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £340,000 in June 2010. Detached house, freehold.

28 June 2010£340,000
11 July 2007£320,000

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 7QJ
Received
18 May 2026
Ward
Wheatley Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 139, past the statutory target. 85% of extensions 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 1 Oct 2026.

Day 13983 days past the 56-day target
49%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
230decided 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

Planning Portal ref
PP-14933576
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.