Tendring planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Tendring District Council, updated daily. Tendring District Council received 420 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 90% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 48 days.
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Recent applications in Tendring
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Sunnymead Quarry Land of The South of Colchester Main Road Alresford Essex CO7 8DB
Sand and gravel quarry extension with processing plant, Tendring. Extends Wivenhoe Quarry eastward with new plant, B1027 access and inert-fill restoration. Plant steelwork, M&E, access roadworks and drainage suit specialist subcontractors.
GroundworksSteelM&E
Pond Farm Clacton Road Weeley Heath Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9DZ
1.12ha paddock-to-garden change of use with artificial turf, Weeley Heath, full application. Converts a 1.12-hectare paddock at Pond Farm to garden land, including an artificial turf area, at full application stage. Subbase levelling and turf installation suit local landscapers and artificial grass…
GroundworksHard landscaping
Site South of Thorpe Hall Gardens Lifehouse Drive Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0JF
9-unit detached single-storey housing scheme, Thorpe-le-Soken, full application. Nine detached single-storey homes with associated infrastructure on a 0.6 hectare site. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages lead, with roofing and M&E following for local trades.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
102 Holland Road Little Clacton Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9RU
Two-dwelling replacement scheme, Little Clacton, full application stage. Demolishes an existing house at 102 Holland Road to erect two detached homes with a new access from the road. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead, with M&E and drainage packages for the paired builds on a 0.09 hectare…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Brandon House 15 Jackson Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1JP
Retrospective HMO change of use, Clacton-on-Sea. Regularises an 840 sqm building as one sui generis house in multiple occupation, at full application stage. Fire compartmentation, bathroom and kitchen fit-out and electrical rewiring are the packages to target, though the works appear already…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
1 Firtree Cottages Stone Road Great Bromley Colchester Essex CO7 7TX
Two holiday let units and home office, Great Bromley, full application stage. Two new holiday lets and a free-standing home office on a 0.07 hectare plot, at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage suit local subcontractors, with joinery and M&E to follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land adjacent 30 Abbigail Gardens Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 6QS
Single-bungalow new build in Clacton-on-Sea, full application stage. Constructs one bungalow on a 0.03 hectare plot beside 30 Abbigail Gardens. Foundations, masonry, roof covering and drainage connections are the packages for small local builders and merchants.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Land West of Hunyani Ardleigh Road Little Bromley Essex
Two-dwelling outline scheme on a 0.2 hectare plot at Little Bromley, Tendring. Seeks principle and access approval for two new homes, with layout and appearance still reserved. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork packages become relevant once reserved matters follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Tesco Supermarket Brook Retail Park Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 3TP
15-charger EV installation at Tesco, Clacton, full application stage. Fifteen charging points go into an existing supermarket car park on Brook Retail Park. Groundworks, trenching and grid connection cabling suit local civils and electrical contractors.
GroundworksM&E
The Bloom Childcare Group Bradfield Primary School Heath Road Bradfield Manningtree Essex CO11 2UZ
52 sqm modular nursery building, Bradfield, Essex. Adds a modular nursery unit beside Bradfield Primary School, with ramp and footpath, at full application stage. Groundworks for the base, plant connections, drainage and paving for the ramp and footpath are the packages for local subcontractors.
GroundworksM&EDrainage
28 - 30 Wellesley Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 3PP
530 sqm care home to hotel conversion, Clacton-on-Sea, full application. Converts a Clacton-on-Sea care home into a hotel, reconfiguring 530 sqm of existing floorspace at full application stage. Bathroom and kitchen fit-out, en-suite plumbing, and fire-safety M&E suit local fit-out and M&E…
Fit-outM&E
18A The Foreshore Wrabness Manningtree Essex CO11 2BB
Holiday chalet replacement at Wrabness, Tendring, at full application stage. The existing chalet on a 0.01 ha plot is demolished and a new one-for-one unit is erected. Demolition, groundworks, joinery and drainage connections are the packages open to local specialist subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksRoofing
Craig End The Maltings Ramsey Harwich Essex CO12 5LN
Agricultural barn leisure conversion with padel court, Harwich. Converts 669 sqm of an existing barn into indoor padel and golf simulator space at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E, drainage for changing and toilet blocks, and partitioning suit local specialist contractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
New House Landbase Frating Road Ardleigh Colchester Essex CO7 7SU
Single self-build dwelling with parking and turning, Ardleigh, full application. Erects one new house beside a retained workshop, at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage lead the packages, with hard landscaping for the turning area and services for M&E installers.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
5 Rover Avenue Jaywick Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 2LP
Two-storey householder remodel with raised roof, Clacton-on-Sea. Front, side and rear extensions plus a raised roof create a two-storey dwelling at full application stage. Roofing, brickwork and steel for the raised roof and new openings suit local trades, with glazing and joinery to follow.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Tendring District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Tendring District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Tendring District Council, raw rate
28.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.7 percentage points above expected. Tendring District Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
704 appeals counted, 668 judged either way (192 allowed, 476 dismissed), 36 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 30.6% | 28.8% | 535 | 530 | 162 |
| Enforcement Notice | 3.3% | 13.5% | 89 | 60 | 2 |
| Householder (HAS) | 41.1% | 35.6% | 57 | 56 | 23 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 0% | 36.9% | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 16.7% | 20.6% | 6 | 6 | 1 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Tendring District Council
Tendring District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Tendring District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent2 homes
- Shared ownership11 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Tendring District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other96% (157 decided)
- householder84% (134 decided)
- infrastructure100% (28 decided)
- residential85% (20 decided)
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