West Lodge Sparrows Corner Great Oakley Harwich Essex CO12 5AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00954/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Planning Application - Demolition of existing residential dwelling and erection of 8 bungalows with associated access, parking and amenity. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 16 Oct 2026, 08:40

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Application progress

✓

Received

22 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

7 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

7 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Tendring Planning Committee on 14 Oct 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because seven homes, site relationships and other benefits outweighed the limited settlement-boundary conflict.
The parish council, neighbours and speakers raised concerns about backland development, highways, contamination, wildlife and infrastructure.
The committee authorised permission subject to conditions and necessary informatives.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Tendring's committee minutes of 14 Oct 2026.

Documents 113

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF Committee auth sheet Decision · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Notice of decision (inc art 35) Decision · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee update sheet Committee Report · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee report Committee Report · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 14

Plans & drawings 68

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - rec'd 22.06.26 Application Form · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Consultee response - ecc highways dept - rec'd 26.08.26 Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consulteecomment Consultee Comment · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Consultee response - environmental protection - rec'd 27.07.2026 Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee response - environmental protection - rec'd 23.07.2026 Consultee Comment · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Inside the Great Oakley 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 2 November 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £512,500 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.

29 August 2025£512,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

26 May 2006£386,000

24 January 2001£222,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area165 m² (1,776 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms

Built1976 to 1982

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, 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: CO12 5AB
Received: 22 Jun 2026
Validated: 7 Jul 2026
Ward: The Oakleys & Wix
Parish: Great Oakley Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Oct 2026
Decision: Approval - Full
Decision date: 15 Oct 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show
Freehold owner: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 45 days slower than Tendring's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 85% of demolitions here are.

This one100d

Council55d

UK56d

72%decided within 8 weeks

85%approved

5%go to committee

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

Public comments

12comments received

11 objecting1 neutral

92% object · above the UK average of 74%

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15022913
Planning Portal ref: PP-15022913
Neighbours: 4 Sept 2026
Consultation: 7 Jul 2026
Comments by: 18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 28 Jul 2026
Committee: 14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 1 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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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

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.

West Lodge Sparrows Corner Great Oakley Harwich Essex CO12 5AB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 113

Decision & officer reports 4

Statements & assessments 14

Plans & drawings 68

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 7

Other documents 19

Site constraints 2

Sales history 3

Building

Important details

How this decision compares

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity