100A Plumberow Avenue, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5AG
Proposal
Application for prior approval of a proposed: Enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of an additional storey
- Received
- 17 August 2026
- Decided
- 27 September 2026 · Prior Approval Required - Refused
- Council
- Rochford District Council
- Ward
- Hockley
- ReceivedSubmitted17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated17 Aug
- Consult.Consultation11 Sep
- TargetTarget Date28 Sep
- DecidedDecided27 Sep
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
This is a planning application for a new dwelling at 100A Plumberow Avenue, Hockley, Essex, SS5 5AG. Rochford has handled 1 application of this type and approves very few of them, typically deciding them in 41 days. This one was decided in 41 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Hockley. We hold 89 applications in total for the SS5 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed additional storey, by reason of its substantial height, full-depth form and close relationship with the rear elevation and shallow south-facing garden of No. 61 Oak Walk, would introduce a visually dominant, overbearing and enclosing form of development. Given its position directly to the south of that property, the development would also result in a material loss of sunlight to its rear garden and rear-facing accommodation. Furthermore, the proposed first-floor rear windows would introduce an elevated vantage point resulting in materially increased overlooking and loss of privacy to the private rear garden of No. 59 Oak Walk. The proposal would therefore cause unacceptable harm to the amenity of adjoining premises and prior approval is refused under paragraph AA.2(3)(a)(i) of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended. The applicant may appeal against this decision to the Planning Inspectorate under the householder appeal process.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Rochford
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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