2 West Street, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1AJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use of Class E First floor offices and part of storage of shop to C3 dwellings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 12 Oct 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 3
Show all 39 with distances
- 11 m34, West StreetGrade II
- 19 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Adjoining Number 34Grade II
- 29 mWomens Institute Hall (formerly the Corn Exchange)Grade II
- 33 m44, West StreetGrade II
- 34 m15 and 17, West StreetGrade II
- 43 mChameleon Commerce House DanehurstGrade II
- 46 mThe Kings Head HotelGrade II
- 49 mSurgery Attached to Left of the Hollies the HolliesGrade II
- 55 mRh Facey and Lang, SolicitorsGrade II
- 58 m41 and 43, West StreetGrade II
- 70 m45, 47 and 49, West StreetGrade II
- 73 m1, 3 and 5, West Street with return to South StreetGrade II
- 75 m51 and 53, West StreetGrade II
- 78 m2, South StreetGrade II
- 83 m55-65, West StreetGrade II
- 83 m4, South StreetGrade II
- 88 m19, 21 and 23, North StreetGrade II
- 89 mCannon Adjacent to North East Corner of Number 17 Rochford Post OfficeGrade II
- 92 m8, South StreetGrade II
- 93 m58, 60 and 62, West StreetGrade II
- 96 m25 and 27, North StreetGrade II
- 99 m10 and 12, South StreetGrade II
- 100 m1, South StreetGrade II
- 101 mHorner's Corner Horner's Corner Shop Front Facing SouthGrade II
- 101 m3, South StreetGrade II
- 104 mCottages and the Golden Lion Public HouseGrade II
- 105 m67 and 69, West StreetGrade II
- 105 mKing Hill CottagesGrade II
- 107 mThe Old Ship Public HouseGrade II
- 107 m14-20, South StreetGrade II
- 109 mThe Crusty PieGrade II
- 109 mRoche HouseGrade II
- 117 m11, South StreetGrade II
- 119 m37, North StreetGrade II
- 126 mMasonic HallGrade II
- 126 m22, South StreetGrade II
- 133 mThe Red HouseGrade II
- 138 m22-32, North StreetGrade II
- 150 m36, North StreetGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, 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
- Determination Under Class J(COUbuilding)
- Postcode
- SS4 1AJ
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Roche South Rochford District Council -
- Parish
- Rochford Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required - Refused
- Decision date
- 12 Oct 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 27 days faster than Rochford's median of 83 for new homes. Refused, as 41% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Rochford in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15153197
- Comments by
- 14 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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