Land North Of Hambro Close And Hockley Road And, Hambro Hill, Rayleigh, Essex, Data via plota.co.uk

26/00581/OUT - Outline Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for vehicular access to the site) for a residential development of up to 130 new homes, with associated gardens and parking spaces; new vehicular and pedestrian/cycleway access from Hambro Hill, pedestrian access from Hambro Close, surface water attenuation features, landscaping, open space and play space provision. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Rochford's recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 16 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 3

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Inside the Rayleigh built-up area; 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. 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
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
Trinity Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 41 of the 91-day target. Rochford usually decides new homes by day 83.

Day 4150 days to the 91-day target
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-14953088
Comments by
16 Oct 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