Whitehouse Farm Church Road Thorrington Colchester Essex CO7 8HS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning Application - Installation of a 250kW ground mounted solar panel array to provide electrical power to the farm to aid its salad growing business and reduce its grid-dependency. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Tendring's recent full applications.
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Other documents 5
Site constraints 3
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 24 of the 56-day target. Tendring usually decides full applications by day 56.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Tendring in the last twelve months, from validation. Tendring decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14897900
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14897900
- Neighbours
- 16 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 25 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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