3 Grange Gardens, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9BD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00465/LDC - Lawful Development Certificate Pending Decision

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed hip to dormer loft conversion with rear dormer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 87.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Rayleigh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Lawful Development Certificate
Postcode
SS6 9BD
Received
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Sweyne Park And Grange Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 87, past the statutory target. 97% of lawful development certificates in Rochford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 17 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 8731 days past the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,854decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Rochford to go on. Rochford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15020660
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