Up to 300 homes at Land East Of Victory Lane, Rochford
Summary of planning committee decision
Deferred by Rochford Development Committee on 29 Jan 2026.
The proposed development
An outline application proposed up to 300 homes, with landscaping, infrastructure and access from Brays Lane; all matters except vehicular access were reserved.
“Description: Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except vehicular access to the site) for a residential development comprising up to 300 dwellings (Use Class C3), with associated landscaping, infrastructure, and access off Brays Lane.”
Officer report
Highway effects
The highway assessment found additional queuing but concluded that the residual cumulative impact would not be severe, and the Highway Authority did not object.
“Some impact on the local highway network is to be expected from all new housing development and some additional queuing at junctions particularly at the busiest AM and PM peak periods would not be unexpected.”
“There is no definition of severe, and it is for the Local Planning Authority rather than the Local Highway Authority to determine whether the residual cumulative impact of a development on the local highway network would be severe. However, ECC Highway Authority is a statutory consultee and has the technical expertise to enable thorough consideration of the quality of the submitted Transport Assessment.”
Officer report
Questions from members
Members questioned the application, and officers responded before a motion was made to defer it.
“After an ensuing debate there were questions raised by members which were responded to by the officers, Cllr A Eves moved a motion to defer the application, seconded by Cllr M Steptoe and agreed unanimously.”
Minutes
Why the decision was deferred
The committee deferred the application to await airport consultation, obtain an independent junction assessment and seek legal advice on the site’s classification.
“1.To await the outcome of the Flight Procedure Assessment and London Southend Airports consultation response to it. Agreed unanimously…”
“2.To enable an independent assessment of the impact of the development on the Southend Road/Sutton Road ‘Anne Boleyn’ junction. Agreed unanimously…”
Minutes
The members' reasons
The resolution gives these reasons:
Minutes
- To await the outcome of the Flight Procedure Assessment and London Southend Airports consultation response to it. Agreed unanimously 2.To enable an independent assessment of the impact of the development on the Southend Road/Sutton Road ‘Anne Boleyn’ junction. Agreed unanimously 3.To seek a KC opinion on the green belt/grey belt classification of the site Agreed unanimously The meeting was adjourn
Source: the council's minutes, quoted word for word.
Sources
- Rochford Development Committee minutes, 29 January 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Rochford's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Thursday 29 January 2026
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- Deferred
- Vote
- Unanimous
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This committee's year
10 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.