32 High Street, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7JB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00413/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external wall of Nationwide Building Society branch Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 127 m away: Rayleigh Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Number 42a (Singer Sewing Machine Shop) and Part of Number 40 (Mr B's Textiles Limited Shop) Attached to North, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 12 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.
Show all 12 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Rayleigh built-up area; Air quality management area about 17 m away: Rayleigh AQMA.
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
Full Application
Postcode
SS6 7JB
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Wheatley Rochford District Council -
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Rochford's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
219decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Rochford in the last twelve months, from validation. Rochford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14982858
Comments by
31 Jul 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

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