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Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

Awaiting decision Tendring 25/01066/OUT Outline Application

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Proposal

Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - for up to 80 dwellings, parking, landscaping, drainage and all other associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 25/01066/OUT

Application record

Reference
25/01066/OUT
Type
Outline Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
18 Jul 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Ward
The Bentleys & Frating
Parish
Great Bentley Parish Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tendring register

This site has had 7 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00398/S106 Awaiting decision

    Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    Legal Agreement in relation to application reference 25/01066/OUT to secure: Schedule 1 - RAMS, Schedule 2 - Affordable Housing, Schedule 3 - Open Space, Schedule 4 - Village Hall, Schedule 5 - Healthcare, Schedule 6 - Education and Libraries, Schedule 7 - Highways and Schedule 8 - BNG.

    Submitted 4 Mar 2026
  • 24/00065/DISCON Granted

    Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    Discharge of Condition 13 (Details the manufacturer and types and colours of the external facing materials and roofing materials for the dwelling) of application 21/00977/DETAIL.

    Decided 18 Jan 2024 Conditions
  • 23/00622/VOC Granted

    Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act, for the variation of Condition 17 (Landscape Scheme) of 21/00978/FUL to allow for the removal of the landscaping buffer alongside Plots 119 and 136 (alternative planting to be provided within the red line area of the residential portion of the site).

    Decided 10 Nov 2023 Amendments
  • 22/01818/FUL Granted

    Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    Full planning permission for the erection of 154 dwellings, informal recreation space, a local area of play and associated development.

    Decided 11 Mar 2024 Full applications
  • 22/00333/DISCON Granted

    Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    Discharge of conditions 9 (SuDS management plan and drainage strategy plan) of application 17/01881/OUT, allowed on appeal APP/P1560/W/19/3231554 varied by 20/01176/OUT.

    Decided 21 Apr 2022 Conditions
  • 20/01176/OUT Granted

    Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    Removal of condition 4d for planning application 17/01881/OUT (allowed at appeal APP/P1560/W/19/3231554) as off-site works no longer required.

    Decided 30 Nov 2020 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jul 2025

    Received by Tendring

  2. 13 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tendring took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/00398/S106 Awaiting decision

    Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    Legal Agreement in relation to application reference 25/01066/OUT to secure: Schedule 1 - RAMS, Schedule 2 - Affordable Housing, Schedule 3 - Open Space, Schedule 4 - Village Hall, Schedule 5 - Healthcare, Schedule 6 - Education and Libraries, Schedule 7 - Highways and Schedule 8 - BNG.

    Submitted 4 Mar 2026

Documents

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

90 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tendring for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tendring decided outline applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    23/00622/VOC Submitted 27 Apr 2023 39m away

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act, for the variation of Condition 17 (Landscape Scheme) of 21/00978/FUL to allow for the removal of the landscaping buffer alongside Plots 119 and 136 (alternative planting to be provided within the red line area of the residential portion of the site).

    Granted Amendments 18 docs
  • Land to The South of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex

    22/01818/FUL Submitted 25 Oct 2022 86m away

    Full planning permission for the erection of 154 dwellings, informal recreation space, a local area of play and associated development.

    Granted Full applications 283 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land to The North of Weeley Road Great Bentley Essex CO7 8PE

    25/01633/OUT Submitted 31 Oct 2025 251m away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~30 Dec

    Outline Planning Application (Access to be considered) - multi-use sports community building incorporating a cricket pavilion, a cricket pitch and enabling residential development of up to 120no. dwellings.

    Awaiting decision Outline New dwelling 134 docs
    Major scheme
  • Bonythorne House Weeley Road Great Bentley Colchester Essex CO7 8PE

    26/00149/WTPO Submitted 27 Jan 2026 295m away

    Works related to Tree Preservation Order (92/00033/TPO) - Oak Tree - Prune canopy/branches by approx one third to storm proof tree.

    Granted Trees 11 docs
  • Land to The South of Weeley Road and to The East of Birch Avenue and Pine Close Great Bentley Essex

    21/00977/DETAIL Submitted 28 May 2021 300m away

    Proposed application for approval of all reserved matters including access, layout, scale, appearance and landscaping in relation to outline planning application for up to 136 dwellings, allowed on appeal (ref APP/P1560/W/19/3231554) dated 15/05/2020 as amended by 20/01176/OUT .

    Granted Full applications 420 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land to The South of Weeley Road and to The East of Birch Avenue and Pine Close Great Bentley Essex

    21/01949/DISCON Submitted 15 Nov 2021 300m away

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Contamination assessment) of application APP/P1560/W/19/3231554 (17/01881/OUT) varied by 20/01176/OUT.

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

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