Annexe at 35 High Street Thorpe Le Soken Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00967/LUEX - Certificate Of LU and Devl (existing) Approved

Proposal

Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use or Development for use as a self-contained C3 dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Consultation
16 Jul 2026
Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Thorpe-le-Soken 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: Thorpe-le-Soken
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 ↗
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Bell Hotel, Grade II*, 41 m away · 3 Grade II*, 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 171 m away: Thorpe Hall; Inside the Thorpe-le-Soken built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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
Certificate Of LU and Devl (existing)
Postcode
CO16 0DY
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland
Parish
Thorpe Le Soken Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Lawful Use Certificate Granted
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 26 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14983891
Site or press notice
16 Jul 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