Petrol Filling Station Morrisons Supermarket Centenary Way Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01530/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Planning Application - Extension to the existing petrol filling station's sales building to facilitate a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis), installation of kitchen extraction equipment, provision of new lockers, a floodlight, relocation of an existing bin store, associated highways and forecourt works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from Tendring's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

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 6 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.

Building

Floor area114 m² (1,227 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 35)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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
CO16 9SB
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Burrsville
Parish
Clacton Non Parished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Tendring usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
5%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15056776
Planning Portal ref
PP-15056776
Neighbours
2 Oct 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.