Oak Lodge Hall Road Great Bromley Colchester Essex CO7 7TY Data via plota.co.uk

25/01795/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Planning Application - Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential childrens home (Use Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Dec 2025

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Validated

20 Feb 2026

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Consultation

25 Feb 2026

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Approved

15 Apr 2026

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Appeal dismissed

21 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 34

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Consultee response - ecc highways - rec'd 22.12.2025 Consultee Comment · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 2 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

PDF Consulteecomment Consultee Comment · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗

Associated applications 2

FullApproved15 Apr 202625/01795/FULThis application
Planning Application - Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a residential childrens home (Use Class C2).
Conditions 3 discharged
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions - Condition 3 (Vehicle Parking Area).14 Jul 202626/01085/DISCON

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a

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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

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.

Public footpath 20 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 1522 m away: Norwich to Tilbury; 3 listed buildings within 150 m.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 area234 m² (2,519 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (57 out of 100)

PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms

Built1996 to 2002

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, 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: CO7 7TY
Received: 8 Dec 2025
Validated: 20 Feb 2026
Ward: Alresford & Elmstead
Parish: Great Bromley Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Apr 2026
Decision: Approval - Full
Decision date: 15 Apr 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Appeal: Dismissed · 21 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009352 ↗
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 70% of changes of use here are.

This one54d

Council56d

UK56d

60%decided within 8 weeks

70%approved

85decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tendring in the last twelve months, from validation. Tendring decision record →

Public comments

26comments received

26 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14346616
Planning Portal ref: PP-14346616
Neighbours: 12 Dec 2025
Consultation: 25 Feb 2026
Comments by: 18 Mar 2026
Site or press notice: 16 Dec 2025
Committee: 14 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 17 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved

Proposed two storey side extension with alterations over existing utility.

20/00129/FUL 27 Mar 2020

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved

Church Meadow Bungalow Hall Road Great Bromley Colchester Essex CO7 7TR

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2021 Withdrawn

Church Meadow Bungalow Hall Road Great Bromley Colchester Essex CO7 7TR

Proposed erection of a new bungalow with associated parking facilities.

21/01922/FUL 3 Mar 2022

2020

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Tendring

Planning Authority Score

6.8/10

Good

#70 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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.

Oak Lodge Hall Road Great Bromley Colchester Essex CO7 7TY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 34

Decision & officer reports 4

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 4

Consultation & comments 11

Other documents 9

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

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