4 Crouch View Villas , Lambourne Hall Road, Canewdon, Essex, SS4 3PQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/00891/DPDP1 - Determination Under Part 1( Householder) Refused

Proposal

Householder Prior Approval for Single Storey Rear Extension. Projection 3.50m from Original Rear Wall, Eaves Height 3m, Maximum Height 3.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Conservation area about 21 m away: Canewdon CA
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Canewdon built-up area; Green belt about 39 m away: London; 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 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 4

Last sold for £356,000 in January 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 January 2022£356,000
27 June 2018£310,000
8 March 2013£192,000
30 January 2007£167,000

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

Building

Floor area86 m² (926 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2014, 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
SS4 3PQ
Received
3 Dec 2025
Ward
Roche North And Rural Rochford District Council -
Parish
Canewdon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Required - Refused

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14395565
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.

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.