Site South of Thorpe Hall Gardens Lifehouse Drive Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01618/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Planning Application - Erection of 9 detached single storey dwellings together with associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

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Application progress

✓

Received

19 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

22 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Dec 2026, from Tendring's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 22

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Biodiversity net gain assessment - rec'd 19/10/2026 Report · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary ecological appraisal - rec'd 19/10/2026 Report · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement - rec'd 19/10/2026 Report · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Superfast broadband connection statement - rec'd 19/10/2026 Report · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 2

PDF Application form - rec'd 19/10/2026 Application Form · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Self-build and custom-built homes - declaration form - rec'd 19/10/2026 Report · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Heritage at risk: Thorpe-le-Soken

On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.

A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.

Historic England ↗

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Cambridge). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Survey report ↗

National infrastructure project 589 m away: Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm

The site is 589 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: North Falls Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 690 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Registered park or garden 145 m away: Thorpe Hall; Conservation area 46 m away: Thorpe-le-Soken; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Thorpe-le-Soken built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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: Full Application
Postcode: CO16 0JF
Received: 19 Oct 2026
Validated: 19 Oct 2026
Ward: Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland
Parish: Thorpe Le Soken Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Tendring usually decides new homes by day 56.

prediction

Day 947 days to the 56-day target

58%decided within 8 weeks

67%approved

5%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15300744
Planning Portal ref: PP-15300744
Neighbours: 22 Oct 2026
Consultation: 22 Oct 2026
Comments by: 12 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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

Site South of Thorpe Hall Gardens Lifehouse Drive Thorpe Le Soken Essex CO16 0JF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 22

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 2

Other documents 5

Site constraints 7

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Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

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