3-6 Ratcliffe Mews 126 Connaught Avenue Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 9AD Data via plota.co.uk

25/01596/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Planning Application - Change of use of four units of holiday accommodation to four permanent residential dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Oct 2025
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Validated
3 Nov 2025
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Consultation
3 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
24 Dec 2025

Approved on 24 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1232 m away: Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm; Conservation area 52 m away: Frinton and Walton; Inside the Frinton-on-Sea built-up area.
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, 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
CO13 9AD
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Ward
Frinton
Parish
Frinton & Walton Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
Approval - Full
Decision date
24 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Tendring's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
3 Nov 2025
Consultation
3 Nov 2025
Comments by
15 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
24 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
29 Dec 2025
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