Unit 3A Station Road Lawford Manningtree Essex CO11 2LH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01293/LUPROP - Certificate of LU and Devl (proposed) Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for Lawful Development certificate for Proposed Use as an animal veterinary practice incorporating; reception area, consulting rooms, preparation area, operating theatre, and associated welfare and support accommodation, combined office and staff room. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · A) Schedule 1 must be delegated · Last checked 23 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Notice of decision, including under article 35 Decision · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated report Decision · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Acknowledgement letter Acknowledgement Letter · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area 375 m away: Stour and Orwell Estuaries; National landscape 253 m away: Dedham Vale; SSSI 375 m away: Stour Estuary SSSI; Inside the Lawford 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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area684 m² (7,363 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 82)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 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
Certificate of LU and Devl (proposed)
Postcode
CO11 2LH
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley
Parish
Lawford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Lawful Use Certificate Granted
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
A) Schedule 1 must be delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 71% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
93decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15150502
Planning Portal ref
PP-15150502
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Manningtree Railway Station Station Road Lawford Manningtree Essex CO11 2LH
Request for screening opinion.
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2023 Withdrawn
Manningtree Railway Station Station Road Lawford Manningtree Essex CO11 2LH
Request for screening opinion.
23/01809/EIASCR
2021 Withdrawn
Manningtree Railway Station Station Road Lawford Manningtree Essex CO11 2LH
EIA Screening Opinion for the extension to the existing car park creating 236 spaces whic…
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2021 Approved
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Erection of single storey rear extension
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
Unit 3 and 4 122 Station Road Lawford Manningtree Essex CO11 2LH
1 No. roadside direction sign and 4 No. fascia signs.
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2017 Approved
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Change of use of redundant car parking and surplus yard space into external private contr…
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2016 Approved
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Rear extension and access ramp to facilitate disabled access to rear of property.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.