5 The Crofts, Little Wakering, Essex, SS3 0JS Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/00332/LDC
Date received
23 Apr 2026
Postcode
SS3 0JS

Description

Use of property as dwelling and eyelash studio, the eyelash studio being confined to the outbuilding, the business operating 3 days per week not to include Sundays on an appointment basis and only between the hours of 10am and 7pm and the business only to employ one person who is resident in the house… Data via plota.co.uk

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 performance
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