126 New Street Brightlingsea Colchester Essex CO7 0DJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/01824/DISCON - Discharge of Condition Approved

Proposal

Discharge of conditions application for - Condition 11 (Materials) and Condition 12 (Joinery - windows, doors and rooflights) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Dec 2025
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Approved
5 Feb 2026

Approved on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

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    Conditions 11, 12 discharged

Site constraints 8

Brightlingsea conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 the sea. 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 ↗
Special protection area 175 m away: Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 175 m away: Colne Estuary SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Brightlingsea 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 scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area175 m² (1,884 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 80)
UseGeneral Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2024, 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
Discharge of Condition
Postcode
CO7 0DJ
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Brightlingsea
Parish
Brightlingsea Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Approval - Discharge of Condition
Decision date
5 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14558451
Planning Portal ref
PP-14558451
Statutory expiry
6 Feb 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

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.