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268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

Granted Tendring 24/00058/COUNOT Change of Use Prior Notification

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 24/00058/COUNOT

Application record

Reference
24/00058/COUNOT
Type
Change of Use Prior Notification
Status
Decided
Decision
Determination prior approval not reqred
Received
15 Jan 2024
Validated
15 Jan 2024
Decided
21 Feb 2024
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.

  • 24/00059/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
  • 23/01532/FUL Refused

    268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

    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.

    Decided 6 Dec 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jan 2024

    Received by Tendring

  2. 21 Feb 2024

    Decision issued: Determination prior approval not reqred

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tendring granted permission on 21 February 2024, 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.

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  • 268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

    24/00059/COUNOT Submitted 15 Jan 2024 0m 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
  • 268 High Street Harwich Essex CO12 3PD

    23/01532/FUL Submitted 26 Oct 2023 1m away

    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.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension 20 docs
    Several homes
  • 11 Hill Road Dovercourt Essex CO12 3PB

    23/01553/FUL Submitted 1 Nov 2023 61m away

    Proposed conversion of residential property into four self-contained flats incorporating a two-storey extension (currently in use as an unauthorised HMO)

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 30 docs
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    26/01074/FUL Submitted 13 Jul 2026 66m away

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    Granted Full applications
  • 11 Hill Road Dovercourt Essex CO12 3PB

    21/00528/FUL Submitted 15 Mar 2021 68m away

    Proposed conversion of residential property into four self-contained flats incorporating a two-storey extension (currently in use as an unauthorised HMO)

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Extension 23 docs
  • 31 Cliff Road Dovercourt Harwich Essex CO12 3PP

    22/00759/FULHH Submitted 28 Apr 2022 81m away

    Proposed rear single storey extension.

    Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs
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    10 Aug 2026 Prior approval