3 Hooley Drive, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9RA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00592/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration
Change of useExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Change of use of existing residential pool building to residential annex, ancillary to the main dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 21 Oct 2026, from Rochford's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

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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Public bridleway about 16 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.
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. 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
Full Application
Postcode
SS6 9RA
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Downhall And Rawreth Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rawreth Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Rochford usually decides extensions by day 57.

Day 516 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
235decided 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-15156389
Comments by
9 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Demolish existing dwelling and garage and construct 1no. self-build replacement dwelling…
25/00803/FUL
2024 Refused
Demolish existing dwelling and garage and construct 1no. self-build replacement dwelling…
24/00664/FUL
2024 Refused
Demolish existing dwelling and garage and construct 1no. self-build replacement dwelling…
24/00664/FUL
2023 Refused
Demolition of existing bungalow and replacement with new 3 bedroom bungalow.
23/00943/FUL
2023 Refused
Sever land and erect a detached, 4-bed bungalow with associated access and parking, invol…
23/00403/FUL
2023 Refused
Sever land and erect a detached, 4-bed bungalow with associated access and parking, invol…
23/00403/FUL
2019 Refused
Provision of detached outbuilding for use incidental to dwelling house 3 Hooley Drive.
19/01139/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved
Ancillary Building, Land Adjacent The Bungalow, Hooley Drive, Rayleigh, Essex,
Convert existing stables building into 1-bed bungalow
18/01126/FUL
2018 Refused
Ancillary Building, Land Adjacent The Bungalow, Hooley Drive, Rayleigh, Essex,
Convert existing stables building to bungalow.
18/00947/FUL
2016 Approved
Outbuilding South Of The Bungalow, Hooley Drive, Rayleigh, Essex,
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate For a Proposed Single Storey Side Extens…
16/00628/LDC
Rochford
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#230 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings