89 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7EJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00594/ADV - Advert Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

4 No. Hard Wood framed 32 inch wall-mounted outdoor digital advertising displays to front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from recent advertisement consent across the UK.

The consultation period closed on 12 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Town Pump on Pavement in Front of Number 83, Grade II, about 14 m from the postcode pin · 10 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Rayleigh CA conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Rayleigh AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 181 m away: Rayleigh Castle; Inside the Rayleigh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Rochford
Application type
Advert Application
Postcode
SS6 7EJ
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Wheatley Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 56, past Rochford's usual 55 days for advertisement consent. 89% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 13 Nov 2026.

Day 560 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
10,255decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15153662
Comments by
12 Sept 2026
Rochford
Planning Authority Score
3.2/10
Poor
#230 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.