32 St Andrews Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1NP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00639/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed detached garden room and associated storage building (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Rochford's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: No 14 St Andrews Road, Grade II, about 31 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 75 m away: Rochford CA; Flood defence about 32 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 30 year flood); Inside the Rochford built-up area.
Not affected
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 3

Last sold for £650,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

24 October 2024£650,000
27 August 2004£377,000
17 June 1999£157,000

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

Building

Floor area130 m² (1,399 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, 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
SS4 1NP
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
31 Aug 2026
Ward
Roche South Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rochford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 84% of extensions in Rochford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 30 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 582 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
254decided 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-15183452
Comments by
2 Oct 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.