Garage conversion at 18 Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Tendring Planning Committee on 27 Nov 2025.
What was proposed
The application sought to convert an existing garage into habitable space, replacing the garage door with a window and infill wall.
“Development: Householder Planning Application - Conversion of existing garage into habitable space.”
“The garage conversion includes the removal of the garage shutter door to be replaced with a window and infill wall, this will have no significant adverse effects on the visual amenities of the area.”
Officer report
The site and its history
The site is a single-storey detached bungalow within the settlement boundary, and an earlier permission restricted alternative use of the integral garage.
“The application site comprises of a single storey detached bungalow located to the west of Jaywick Lane. The site is within the Settlement Development Boundary.”
“The application seeks planning permission for the proposed conversion of existing garage into habitable space. Planning permission is required for this development because Condition 4 of the original planning application TEN/53/78 removes permitted development rights stating that there shall be no alternative use of any integral garage without planning permission having first been granted.”
Officer report
Consultation and representations
No consultations were required, and no letters of representation were received.
“No consultations are required to determine this application.”
“There have been no letters of representation received.”
Officer report
Who spoke
The Council’s Planning Team Leader made an oral presentation, and nobody registered to speak.
Members’ questions
Members asked whether the application was before the committee because the applicant was a councillor and because of the earlier garage condition.
“Officer response thereto:- Is this application only before the Committee because the applicant is a Tendring District Councillor? Yes, that’s correct. Is this application only Yes, that’s correct.”
Minutes
The committee’s decision
The committee unanimously authorised permission subject to the stated conditions, with wording changes allowed where needed and informative notes sent to the applicant.
“1) the Head of Planning and Building Control be authorised to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions as stated at paragraph 10.2 of the Officer report (A.2), or varied as is necessary to ensure the wording is enforceable, precise, and reasonable in all other respects, so long as the principle of the conditions as referenced is retained; and…”
“2) the sending to the applicant of the informative notes as deemed necessary.”
Minutes
Sources
- Tendring Planning Committee minutes, 27 November 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Tendring's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Tendring Planning Committee
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- Tendring
- Date
- Thursday 27 November 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- Unanimous
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
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Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.