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268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

Refused Tendring 23/01532/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Extension Several homes

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed upward extension to the existing building to create four new flats and creation of two commercial units at ground floor, including change of use on the first floor (from office (use Class E(g)(i)) to Residential (use Class C3)), redesign of building exterior, construction of refuse and cycle stores and creation of new residential entrance.

As published by the council, reference 23/01532/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/01532/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal - Full
Received
26 Oct 2023
Validated
2 Nov 2023
Decided
6 Dec 2023
Ward
Harwich & Kingsway
Parish
Harwich Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO12 3PD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tendring register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 24/00058/COUNOT Granted

    268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for 1x2bedroom flat with the external amenity, refuse and cycle stores on the ground floor level to the rear.

    Decided 21 Feb 2024 Prior approval
  • 24/00059/COUNOT Granted

    268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for conversion of the existing first floor offices into 2 flats: Flat 1 (1b/1p; 53.8m2) and Flat 2 (1b/2p; 55.1m2), with the associated refuse enclosure and cycle storage on the ground floor.

    Decided 21 Feb 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Oct 2023

    Received by Tendring

  2. 2 Nov 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Dec 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal - Full

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tendring refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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  • 268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

    24/00058/COUNOT Submitted 15 Jan 2024 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) for 1x2bedroom flat with the external amenity, refuse and cycle stores on the ground floor level to the rear.

    Granted Prior approval 10 docs

  • 268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

    24/00059/COUNOT Submitted 15 Jan 2024 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) for conversion of the existing first floor offices into 2 flats: Flat 1 (1b/1p; 53.8m2) and Flat 2 (1b/2p; 55.1m2), with the associated refuse enclosure and cycle storage on the ground floor.

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 10 docs
    Several homes

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    02/02306/FUL Submitted 2 Dec 2002 50 yards away

    Variation of condition number 4 of permission TEN/94/00025 to permit trading from 11.30am to 11.00pm Sunday to Thursday and 11.30 Friday and Saturday

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    23/01553/FUL Submitted 1 Nov 2023 50 yards away

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