Tendring District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Tendring District Council decided more than 1,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 49 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Tendring District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 October 2026 · Approved
Land to The North of Avocet Place Thorrington Essex CO7 8FH · 25/01498/FUL
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30 September 2026 · Approved
Clacton Leisure Centre Vista Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 6DB · 26/00883/FUL
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4 September 2026 · Approved
Wellwick Site Colchester Road St Osyth Essex CO16 8HS · 24/00560/OUT
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6 August 2026 · Refused
Swallowsfield Field Colchester Road Wix Manningtree Essex CO12 2RN · 26/00213/FUL
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16 July 2026 · Approved
Morehams Hall Clacton Road Frating Colchester Essex CO7 7DQ · 26/00811/COUNOT
Figures for Tendring District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 49 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 170 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 26%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 59plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Tendring District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on protected trees; • whether the proposed development would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupants, with particular regard to daylight and sunlight; and • the effect…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, • whether the setting of the Great Oakley Conservation Area would be preserved or enhanced, and • whether the proposed development…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the Council’s strategy for the location of employment development. • The effect of the proposed development on the character and…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.