Planning application
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Redevelopment of school including demolition of the majority of existing buildings, and their replacement with new teaching and sports blocks, plus external works including alterations and enhancements to car parking and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/00111/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00111/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Application Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Trinity
- Parish
- Rayleigh Town Council
- Decision by
- Weekly Schedule
- Postcode
- SS6 8EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Rochford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00665/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 15 (Pre commencement Highway Cond survey) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
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26/00666/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 27 (Scheme to minimize flooding) and No.28 (Drainage maintenance plan) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
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26/00662/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 4 (Archaeological investigation) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
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26/00661/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation for a Level 3 Historic Building Recording) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by Rochford
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
4 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/00665/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 15 (Pre commencement Highway Cond survey) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
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26/00666/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 27 (Scheme to minimize flooding) and No.28 (Drainage maintenance plan) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
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26/00662/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 4 (Archaeological investigation) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
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26/00661/DOC Awaiting decision
72 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8EB
Discharge of Condition no. 3 (Written Scheme of Investigation for a Level 3 Historic Building Recording) of Planning Consent Ref. 26/00111/FUL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
100 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rochford granted permission on 8 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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