Planning application
Weeley Council Offices Thorpe Road Weeley Clacton On Sea Essex CO16 9AJ
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
- 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
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Tendring
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6 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior aprv req - deemed appl approved
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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