Mill Hall , Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7ED Data via plota.co.uk

25/00764/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replace existing single glazed aluminium windows, increase height of existing parapet roof to enable installation of insulation, re-roof existing roof surface, install solar PV array on roof, replace porch, replace white aluminium cladding and install raised guarding to upper terrace perimeter walling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2025
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Validated
24 Oct 2025
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Approved
30 Jan 2026

Approved on 30 Jan 2026 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Rochford Development Committee on 29 Jan 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works would not harm heritage assets or cause adverse amenity, safeguarding or environmental impacts.
  • No neighbour or town council comments were received; conservation and airport consultees raised no objection subject to conditions.
  • The committee unanimously approved the application with conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Rochford's committee minutes of 29 Jan 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Rayleigh CA conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 92 m away: Rayleigh Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 13, 15 and 17, London Hill, Grade II, about 59 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Rayleigh built-up area; Air quality management area about 60 m away: Rayleigh AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 10 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 7ED
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Ward
Wheatley Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Jan 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 41 days slower than Rochford's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
351decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rochford in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14421462
Comments by
17 Dec 2025
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