Land East of Bentley Road Weeley Essex CO16 9DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00969/OUT - Outline Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Up to 75 dwellings, open space, landscaping, parking and sustainable urban drainage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 106.

The consultation period closed on 10 Aug 2026.

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 374 m away: Weeleyhall Wood SSSI; Inside the Weeley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Outline Application
Postcode
CO16 9DP
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Weeley & Tendring
Parish
Weeley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 106, past the statutory target. 84% of new homes in Tendring are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Oct 2026.

Day 10615 days past the 91-day target
55%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Tendring in the last twelve months, from validation. Tendring decision record →

Public comments

81comments received
78 objecting3 neutral

96% object · above the UK average of 74%

62 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14961945
Planning Portal ref
PP-14961945
Neighbours
1 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
20 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tendring
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#70 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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