Church Street Post Office 17 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3DS

1. 12 Feb 2026

   Received by Tendring

2. 16 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Prior aprv req - deemed appl refused

4. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• 18 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3DS

  03/00898/LBC Submitted 2 May 2003 50 yards away

  To erect a stud wall and counter to form cooking and serving area

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs

• 18 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3DS

  03/00737/FUL Submitted 9 Apr 2003 50 yards away

  (Ground Floor) Change of use to Tearoom. Build counter and stud wall to form cooking and serving area.

  Granted Full applications 4 docs

• The Guildhall 11 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3DS

  25/00959/LBC Submitted 26 Jun 2025 50 yards away

  Application for Listed Building Consent - Installation of a handrail from first floor to second floor.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 34 docs

• Guildhall 11 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3DS

  20/01161/LBC Submitted 25 Aug 2020 50 yards away

  Repairs and strengthening to brickwork of the rear boundary wall.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  Small domestic

• The Guildhall 11 Church Street Harwich Essex CO12 3DS

  22/00090/LBC Submitted 17 Jan 2022 50 yards away

  Proposed installation of 1no. new pendant light in building lobby.

  Refused Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

• British Flag 56 West Street Harwich Essex CO12 3DD

  25/01373/FUL Submitted 11 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Planning Application - Retrospective application for repainting ground floor exterior of building.

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• 26/01525/HHPNOT Awaiting decision

  37 Crown Road Clacton On Sea Essex CO15 1AU

  Application to Determine if Prior Approval is Required for a Proposed Larger Home Extension - Single-storey rear extension measuring 6m in depth, 3.55m high and 2.2m at the eaves, assessed under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A.

  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