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Post Office High Street Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1NP

Granted Tendring 20/00962/COUNOT Change of Use Prior Notification

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of part of the ground floor and all of the first floor from offices (Use Class B1a) to residential (Use Class C3) to create 13 self-contained flats.

As published by the council, reference 20/00962/COUNOT

Application record

Reference
20/00962/COUNOT
Type
Change of Use Prior Notification
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Determination prior approval not reqred
Received
20 Jul 2020
Validated
20 Jul 2020
Decided
14 Sep 2020
Ward
Pier
Parish
Clacton Non Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO15 1NP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tendring register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/01473/FUL Granted

    Post Office High Street Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1NP

    New access door to west elevation and 2no. new windows to south elevation.

    Decided 18 Dec 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2020

    Received by Tendring

  2. 14 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Determination prior approval not reqred

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

26 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tendring granted permission on 14 September 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Post Office High Street Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1NP

    20/01473/FUL Submitted 19 Oct 2020 50 yards away

    New access door to west elevation and 2no. new windows to south elevation.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 9 docs
  • 35 High Street Clacton-on-Sea Essex CO15 1NU

    04/02287/OUT Submitted 1 Dec 2004 50 yards away

    Demolish dance hall and erect block of 6 flats.

    Granted Outline New dwelling Demolition 4 docs
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  • Sainsburys Supermarket 39 - 43 High Street Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1NU

    25/01541/COUNOT Submitted 16 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to convert part of existing retail premises to provide 11no self contained dwelling units at first floor plus staircases and lifts extending to ground floor plus ancillary refuse and cycle storage at ground floor.

    Granted Prior approval 17 docs
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  • 23 High Street Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1NU

    26/01106/FUL Submitted 17 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Planning Application - Change of use of part of the ground floor commercial unit (Use Class E) to residential use (Use Class C3) and erection of an internal partition wall to create an independent access hallway serving the existing first-floor flat.

    Granted Full applications
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    26/01150/COUNOT Submitted 24 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing property to create one self-contained flat.

    Awaiting decision Prior approval 10 docs
  • Sainsburys Supermarket 39 - 43 High Street Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1NU

    26/00269/DISCON Submitted 17 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions application for 25/01541/COUNOT - Condition 4 (Scheme of Sound Insulation) and Condition 7 (Construction Methodology and Timetable).

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

In Tendring

  • 26/01525/HHPNOT Awaiting decision

    37 Crown Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1AU

    Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension - Single-storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, 3.55m high and 2.2m at the eaves, assessed under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/01498/COUNOT Awaiting decision

    New Hall Farm Landermere Thorpe Le Soken Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0NH

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change the use of the existing agricultural barn into B8/Class E(g) flexible commercial use.

    Received 24 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/01438/COUNOT Awaiting decision

    Rose & Thorn 469 Main Road Harwich Essex CO12 4HT

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to convert ground floor of 2 storey building from existing cafe to residential.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/01150/COUNOT Awaiting decision

    27 High Street Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1NU

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class G of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for refurbishment and reconfiguration of existing property to create one self-contained flat.

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/00722/COUNOT Refused

    Land rear of The Lodge Lodge Lane Tendring Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 0BS

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the conversion of 5 x agricultural buildings into a flexible commercial uses.

    Received 7 May, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Prior approval