Stambridge Mills, Mill Lane, Stambridge, Essex

26/00557/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision

Full

Proposal

Change of use from a vacant, former mill site to a flexible B8 use for open storage and associated ancillary works including siting of 1 No. office/welfare unit and erection of 2.4 metre high boundary fence

Received: 31 July 2026
Decision due: 25 September 2026
Council: Rochford District Council
Ward: Roche North And Rural

ReceivedReceived31 Jul
ValidatedValidated31 Jul
Consult.Consultation1 Oct
TargetTarget Date25 Sep
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Stambridge Mills, Mill Lane, Stambridge, Essex,. Rochford has handled 90 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 July 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 42 applications across Roche North And Rural.

92% of full 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

Application type: Full Application
Parish: Stambridge Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 31 July 2026
Consultation end: 1 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 3rd Floor Regent House, 65 Rodney Road, Cheltenham, GL50 1HX

Applicant company

S.b.a Investments Limited

Company number 04247412

Status: Active
Type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 6 Jul 2001 (25 years old)
Nature of business: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office: Southend on Sea

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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer: Mr Duncan Law

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Rochford

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