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Weeley Council Offices Thorpe Road Weeley Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9AJ

Granted Tendring 26/00341/COUNOT Change of Use Prior Notification

Works: New dwelling

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 conversion of existing office building (Use Class E) to 18no. residential flats (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 26/00341/COUNOT

Application record

Reference
26/00341/COUNOT
Type
Change of Use Prior Notification
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Decided
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Weeley & Tendring
Parish
Weeley Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CO16 9AJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Tendring

  2. 6 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tendring granted permission on 23 April 2026, 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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