284 Ferry Road, Hullbridge, Essex, SS5 6ND Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Extension and refurbishment of the existing building, remodelling and extension of the car park, external lighting, outside bar extension, landscaping and associated infrastructure following the demolition of existing extensions. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Validated
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Anchor (Hullbridge) Premises licence · in force since 27 Sep 2005 Late-night hot food and drink, live music, recorded music
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Rated as The Anchor Inn · Inspected 19 Jun 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

Special protection area about 127 m away: Kendall Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 228 m away: The Cliff, Burnham-on-Crouch SSSI; Inside the Hullbridge 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 · Not green belt · 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 £2,520,000 in January 2025. Other property, freehold.

29 January 2025£2,520,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
29 January 2025£1,730,194Leasehold. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
10 August 2017£2,250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
25 August 2015£1,811,700Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area585 m² (6,297 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 44)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, 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
Full Application
Postcode
SS5 6ND
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Hullbridge Rochford District Council -
Parish
Hullbridge Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 198 days from validation, 132 days slower than Rochford's median of 66 for demolitions. Approved, as 85% of demolitions here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
40decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14445953
Comments by
31 Mar 2026
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.