Land NW of Highfield Holiday Park Centenary Way Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01597/WTREX - Works to Trees Exception Approved

Proposal

An exception to the normal requirement obtain consent under the terms and conditions of the Tree Preservation Order as set out in Section 14 (1) (a) (i) of the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012. Felling Poplars Trees to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Oct 2026
✓
Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · A) Schedule 1 must be delegated · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Clacton-on-Sea built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 15 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
Works to Trees Exception
Postcode
CO16 9SB
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Burrsville
Parish
Clacton Non Parished
Case officer
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Decision
Approval - Full
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
A) Schedule 1 must be delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 29 days faster than Tendring's median of 29 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
286decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tendring in the last twelve months, from validation. Tendring decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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