121 - 123 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3AP Data via plota.co.uk

25/01122/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Planning Application - Installation of an ATM. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2025
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Validated
11 Aug 2025
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Consultation
12 Aug 2025
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Approved
23 Sept 2025

Approved on 23 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Lower Dovercourt conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Heritage at risk: Dovercourt
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 265 m away: Stour and Orwell Estuaries
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 266 m away: Stour Estuary SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Harwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area229 m² (2,465 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 44)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tendring
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CO12 3AP
Received
30 Jul 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Harwich & Kingsway
Parish
Harwich Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2025
Decision
Approval - Full
Decision date
23 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 13 days faster than Tendring's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14195217
Planning Portal ref
PP-14195217
Neighbours
12 Aug 2025
Consultation
12 Aug 2025
Comments by
18 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2025
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.