Christmas Cottage The Green Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8PJ

Pending 26/00827/VOC
Council
Date received
28 May 2026
Date validated
28 May 2026
Postcode
CO7 8PJ

Description

Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act for Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of application 24/00572/FUL to enable formalisation of outbuilding as being associated with Christmas Cottage as a home office.

Tendring
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#67 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tendring is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #38 out of 292. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #212 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #211 of 292
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #38 of 292
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #33 of 292
74%
Minor dwellings approved
108 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
56 decided
832
Total decisions
121 refused in 2025