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Rayleigh is a historic market town and is the main centre of population in the District. The town has retained much of its traditional character and is a busy shopping centre, well served by bus and train. Rayleigh is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The …

The market town of Rochford has been the centre of trade for outlying villages for centuries. In 1247 it was granted a charter to hold a weekly market, which still takes place every Tuesday morning in the market square. The town centre contains one of the …

Stambridge is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The flour mills in Stambridge are descended from an industry which was flourishing during the time the Domesday Book was written. The octagonal font in St. Mary's Church, Stambridge, has been in use for over …

The parish has one of the smallest populations in the District, although at the time of the Domesday Book, it had a flourishing village with its own market and fair. Sutton extends between the River Roach and the neighbouring Borough of Southend-on-Sea, …

RSPB Wallasea Island – The Wild Coast Project What is the Wild Coast Project? Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project is a landmark conservation and engineering scheme for the 21st century, on a scale never before attempted in the UK and the largest of its …

Introduction Council supports the principle of allowing memorials in parks and open spaces but only when permission is sought and the location is approved, and any licence or installation fee is paid. It is also mindful that these facilities have many …

Covering over 130 hectares, Hockley Woods are the largest remaining area of the wild wood, which covered Essex after the Ice Age 10,000 years ago. The woods are a complex mosaic of different trees, each species growing where conditions are most …

Kingley Wood stands on a steep hill slope beside the A127 and is visible as you approach Rayleigh from London. This small wood is one of the only surviving ancient woodlands in Rayleigh but it has a rich and varied wildlife and well-documented history. …

Magnolia Nature Reserve on the Ashingdon/Hawkwell border is a lovely area of habitat and can usually be found alive with bird life. One of the specialties that have been found most winters in good numbers is the increasingly rare Bullfinch. This Nature …

The Development Management Submission Document was submitted to the Government for independent examination on 13 December 2013. This document sets out proposed detailed day-to-day planning policies through which development within the District will be …