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Land North Of 32 To 42, Great Wheatley Road, Rayleigh, Essex,

Awaiting decision Rochford 26/00040/EIA Environmental Impact Assessment (RDC)

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Screening Opinion request pursuant to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (Regulation 6) (as updated) to confirm if Environmental Impact Assessment ('EIA') is required for residential development of up to 160 dwellings.

As published by the council, reference 26/00040/EIA

Application record

Reference
26/00040/EIA
Type
Environmental Impact Assessment (RDC)
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Wheatley
Parish
Rayleigh Town Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rochford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/00362/OUT Awaiting decision

    Land North Of 32 To 42, Great Wheatley Road, Rayleigh, Essex,

    Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for means of access to the site) for the erection of up to 152 residential dwellings, including 50% affordable housing, green infrastructure, including public open space, play area, landscape planting and sustainable drainage systems and new access arrangements from Poyntens.

    Submitted 11 May 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Received by Rochford

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Rochford took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Rochford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Rochford's median decision took 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Land North Of 32 To 42, Great Wheatley Road, Rayleigh, Essex,

    26/00362/OUT Submitted 11 May 2026 0m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug

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    Awaiting decision Outline 920 docs
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