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Birch Hall Farm Dale Hill Kirby Le Soken Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 0EL

Refused Tendring 24/00727/COUNOT Change of Use Prior Notification

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

Proposal

Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for conversion of agricultural building into dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 24/00727/COUNOT

Application record

Reference
24/00727/COUNOT
Type
Change of Use Prior Notification
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Prior aprv req - deemed appl refused
Received
16 May 2024
Validated
16 May 2024
Decided
2 Jul 2024
Ward
Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland
Parish
Thorpe Le Soken Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO13 0EL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tendring register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 23/01593/COUNOT Refused

    Birch Hall Farm Dale Hill Kirby Le Soken Frinton On Sea Essex CO13 0EL

    Prior Approval Application under Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for proposed conversion of an agricultural building into a dwelling.

    Decided 21 Dec 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 May 2024

    Received by Tendring

  2. 2 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Prior aprv req - deemed appl refused

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 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 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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    Granted Other 7 docs
  • Land North of Walton Road Kirby Le Soken

    25/01519/FUL Submitted 9 Oct 2025 0.3 miles away

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In Tendring

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    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