Land at Foots Farm Thorpe Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01450/OUT - Outline Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - Erection of up to 180 dwellings with all matters reserved other than the points of access onto Thorpe Road, with associated open space, landscaping and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 17 Nov 2026, from Tendring's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 40

Statements & assessments 25

PDF Bng metric - rec'd 15.09.2026 Report · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and visual impact assessment part 1 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and visual impact assessment part 4 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and visual impact assessment part 5 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 4 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 6 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 8 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 9 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 10 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 11 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport assessment - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity net gain assessment - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage assessment - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural impact assessment - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Health impact assessment - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeological desk-based assessment - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and visual impact assessment part 2 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and visual impact assessment part 3 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 1 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 2 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 3 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 5 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment part 7 - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and access statement - rec'd 15/09/2026 Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 9SB
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Little Clacton
Parish
Little Clacton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 91-day target. Tendring usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 2467 days to 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

2comments received
2 neutral

229 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15202682
Planning Portal ref
PP-15202682
Neighbours
18 Sept 2026
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 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