40 Birch Avenue Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8LR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Householder Planning Application - Proposed single storey side/rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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
- HH Application for Planning Permission
- Postcode
- CO7 8LR
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- The Bentleys & Frating
- Parish
- Great Bentley Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Approval - Full
- Decision date
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Tendring's median of 52 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Tendring in the last twelve months, from validation. Tendring decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 30 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 21 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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