21 Harwich Road Little Clacton Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9ND Data via plota.co.uk

25/01893/FULHH - HH Application for Planning Permission Allowed on appeal

Proposal

Householder Planning Application - Retention of new front wall, gates and resin driveway along with fencing on the side boundaries. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
5 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
3 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
14 May 2026
✓
Appeal allowed
27 Jul 2026

Refused on 14 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Tendring Planning Committee on 12 May 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the wall, gate and fencing would seriously harm highway safety by reducing visibility.
  • The committee authorised refusal because reduced visibility would pose a serious risk to pedestrian safety.
Read how the committee decided The officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee discussion and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Tendring's committee minutes of 12 May 2026.

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Little Clacton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 £592,500 in October 2022. Detached house, freehold.

7 October 2022£592,500
3 September 2018£385,000
20 April 2012£250,000

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

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2022, 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
HH Application for Planning Permission
Postcode
CO16 9ND
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Little Clacton
Parish
Little Clacton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 May 2026
Decision
Refusal - Full
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 27 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6011151 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 98 days from validation, 45 days slower than Tendring's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
424decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14577439
Planning Portal ref
PP-14577439
Neighbours
12 Feb 2026
Consultation
3 Mar 2026
Comments by
24 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
2 Mar 2026
Committee
12 May 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Apr 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.