Rochford Hospital, Union Lane, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1RB
Refused
Council decision: Prior Approval Required - Refused
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Proposal
Application to determine whether prior approval is required as to the design or external appearance of the development (in particular the impact of glare on occupiers of neighbouring land) pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the Installation of a 325.35kWp roof mounted PV solar array.
- Received
- 3 February 2026
- Council
- Rochford District Council
- Ward
- Roche South
- ReceivedReceived3 Feb
- ValidatedValidated3 Feb
- Consult.Consultation1 Apr
- TargetTarget Date31 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Rochford Hospital, Union Lane, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1RB. Rochford has handled 817 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 February 2026 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 35 applications across Roche South. We hold 123 applications in total for the SS4 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- SS4 1RB
- Application type
- Roof Mounted Solar PV on Non-Domestic Bu
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Rochford Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 2 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 1 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 62 Carter Street, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8EU
Planning decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required - Refused
- Case officer
- Mr Thomas Byford - planning.applications@rochford.gov.uk
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 12 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 2 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14646655
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Rochford CAPart of the site
- Brownfield land register: 68-72 West Street RochfordRegister site at or near this address
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 (19)
flood storage areas, green belt, 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 and heritage coasts.
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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