Willow House Willow Park The Street Weeley Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9JE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01044/LUEX - Certificate Of LU and Devl (existing) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use or Development to regularise the use of an existing ancillary building and extension used for assisted living. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
10 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 18 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence 24 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Inside the Weeley 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.

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Important details

Council
Tendring
Application type
Certificate Of LU and Devl (existing)
Postcode
CO16 9JE
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Weeley & Tendring
Parish
Weeley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15068047
Planning Portal ref
PP-15068047
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 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

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