Day Nursery at 93 Fronks Road Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 4EQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00545/COUNOT - Change of Use Prior Notification Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for proposed change of use from Children's Day Care centre to a single dwelling house (C3) with no structural or external aesthetic alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
8 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
15 May 2026
✓
Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 17

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Associated applications 2

  • Prior approvalApproved26/00545/COUNOTThis application
    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England)…

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Harwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Tendring
Application type
Change of Use Prior Notification
Postcode
CO12 4EQ
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Dovercourt Bay
Parish
Harwich Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 May 2026
Decision
Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 6 days faster than Tendring's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14833055
Planning Portal ref
PP-14833055
Neighbours
10 Apr 2026
Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
27 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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