Greenacres Caravan Park Ltd Low Road Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 3TS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00970/ADV - Advert Application Refused

Proposal

Application for Advertisement Consent - Erection of two entrance signs and four flag poles. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
20 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National nature reserve 454 m away: Hamford Water; SSSI 454 m away: Hamford Water SSSI; Inside the Harwich built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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
Advert Application
Postcode
CO12 3TS
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Dovercourt All Saints
Parish
Harwich Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Refusal - Advertisement Consent
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 9% of signs and adverts here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
35decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Tendring in the last twelve months, from validation. Tendring decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15038197
Planning Portal ref
PP-15038197
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tendring
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#70 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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