Land R/O The Coach House Brightlingsea Road Thorrington Colchester Essex CO7 8JJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01588/PIP - Permission in Principle Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Permission in Principle - Up to 2 No. dwellings with associated access, parking and amenity space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Dec 2026, from Tendring's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Special protection area 400 m away: Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2); SSSI 402 m away: Colne Estuary SSSI; Inside the Thorrington 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 17 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
CO7 8JJ
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Alresford & Elmstead
Parish
Thorrington Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Tendring usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
15 Oct 2026
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 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