Planning application
The Compasses Clacton Road Stones Green Harwich Essex CO12 5BX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 one agricultural building to a dwelling house.
As published by the council, reference 25/01398/COUNOT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01398/COUNOT
- Type
- Change of Use Prior Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- The Oakleys & Wix
- Parish
- Great Oakley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CO12 5BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Tendring
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tendring granted permission on 6 November 2025, 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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