Melwood, Holyoak Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5 4JD
Approved
Council decision: Application Permitted
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Proposal
Outline application with all matters reserved for the construction of 1 No. self-build dwelling.
- Received
- 18 November 2025
- Council
- Rochford District Council
- Ward
- Hawkwell West
- ReceivedReceived18 Nov
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation12 Feb
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application at Melwood, Holyoak Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5 4JD. Rochford has handled 24 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Hawkwell West. We hold 96 applications in total for the SS5 postcode area.
91% of all applications at Rochford District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SS5 4JD
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hawkwell Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 5 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 12 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 23 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 12-18 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8S
Planning decision
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Case officer
- Ms Julie Ramsey - planning.applications@rochford.gov.uk
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 30 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 12 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 5 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14495938
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Rochford
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Rochford
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