Dudley House Foundry Yard Hall Lane Walton On The Naze Essex CO14 8HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00604/FUL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Planning Application - Conversion of existing dwelling house (C3) to HMO (C4) with creation of 5 parking spaces and covered bicycle storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
16 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
20 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
22 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
30 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Ramsar wetland about 324 m away: Hamford Water; SSSI about 324 m away: Hamford Water SSSI; Inside the Walton-on-the-Naze built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Tendring
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CO14 8HW
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Walton
Parish
Frinton & Walton Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal - Full
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 15 days slower than Tendring's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 32% of changes of use here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tendring in the last twelve months, from validation. Tendring decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14863194
Planning Portal ref
PP-14863194
Neighbours
22 Apr 2026
Consultation
22 Apr 2026
Comments by
29 May 2026
Site or press notice
7 May 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tendring
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#70 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tendring is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #40 out of 296. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tendring decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #212 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #211 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #40 of 296
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #38 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
49 decided
837
Total decisions
127 refused in the year to March 2026